# Unable to capture clicked event from vtkQWidgetWidget

**URL:** https://discourse.vtk.org/t/unable-to-capture-clicked-event-from-vtkqwidgetwidget/14700
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 11, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/unable-to-capture-clicked-event-from-vtkqwidgetwidget/14700 "2024-10-11T14:18:09Z")
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### Author: ![vishalkumar2222](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/vishalkumar2222/32/3622_2.png) [@vishalkumar2222](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/vishalkumar2222)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/unable-to-capture-clicked-event-from-vtkqwidgetwidget/14700/1 "2024-10-11T14:18:09Z")

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I’m unable to capture any event from vtkQWidgetWidget to Qt Widgets. Here is the code

class CustomInteractorStyle : public vtkInteractorStyleTrackballCamera  
{  
public:  
static CustomInteractorStyle\* New()  
{  
return new CustomInteractorStyle(); // Manual implementation of the New() method  
}

```
vtkTypeMacro(CustomInteractorStyle, vtkInteractorStyleTrackballCamera);

QWidget* qtWidget; // Pointer to the Qt widget to forward events

void SetQtWidget(QWidget* widget) {
    this->qtWidget = widget;
}

// Override the OnLeftButtonDown event to forward it to the Qt widget
void OnLeftButtonDown() override {
    if (this->qtWidget) {
        // Get the click position in VTK coordinates
        int* clickPos = this->GetInteractor()->GetEventPosition();
        QPoint globalPos(clickPos[0], clickPos[1]);

        // Convert VTK coordinates to Qt widget coordinates
        QPoint widgetPos = qtWidget->mapFromGlobal(globalPos);

        // Create a QMouseEvent for left-button click with translated coordinates
        QMouseEvent event(QEvent::MouseButtonPress, widgetPos, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::NoModifier);
        QApplication::sendEvent(this->qtWidget, &event); // Forward event to Qt widget
    }
    // Continue with the default behavior
    vtkInteractorStyleTrackballCamera::OnLeftButtonDown();
}

void OnLeftButtonUp() override {
    if (this->qtWidget) {
        int* clickPos = this->GetInteractor()->GetEventPosition();
        QPoint globalPos(clickPos[0], clickPos[1]);
        QPoint widgetPos = qtWidget->mapFromGlobal(globalPos);

        QMouseEvent event(QEvent::MouseButtonRelease, widgetPos, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::NoModifier);
        QApplication::sendEvent(this->qtWidget, &event);
    }
    vtkInteractorStyleTrackballCamera::OnLeftButtonUp();
}

void OnMouseMove() override {
    if (this->qtWidget) {
        int* movePos = this->GetInteractor()->GetEventPosition();
        QPoint globalPos(movePos[0], movePos[1]);
        QPoint widgetPos = qtWidget->mapFromGlobal(globalPos);

        QMouseEvent event(QEvent::MouseMove, widgetPos, Qt::NoButton, Qt::NoButton, Qt::NoModifier);
        QApplication::sendEvent(this->qtWidget, &event);
    }
    vtkInteractorStyleTrackballCamera::OnMouseMove();
}

```

};

int main(int argc, char\* argv)  
{  
// Initialize Qt application  
QApplication app(argc, argv);

```
// Create the VTK renderer and render window
vtkNew<vtkRenderer> renderer;
vtkNew<vtkGenericOpenGLRenderWindow> renderWindow;
renderWindow->AddRenderer(renderer);

// Create a QVTK widget for embedding VTK in Qt
QVTKOpenGLNativeWidget* vtkWidget = new QVTKOpenGLNativeWidget;
vtkWidget->setRenderWindow(renderWindow);

// Create a basic QWidget with a QPushButton
QWidget* qtWidget = new QWidget();
QVBoxLayout* layout = new QVBoxLayout(qtWidget);
QPushButton* button = new QPushButton("Click Me");
layout->addWidget(button);
qtWidget->setLayout(layout);

// Set up the vtkQWidgetWidget to embed the Qt widget inside the VTK render window
vtkNew<vtkQWidgetWidget> vtkWidgetWidget;
vtkWidgetWidget->CreateDefaultRepresentation();
vtkWidgetWidget->SetWidget(qtWidget);
// Get the interactor from the render window
vtkRenderWindowInteractor* interactor = vtkWidget->renderWindow()->GetInteractor();

// Create a custom interactor style to handle events
CustomInteractorStyle* customStyle = CustomInteractorStyle::New(); // Use the manual New() implementation
customStyle->SetQtWidget(qtWidget); // Set the Qt widget to forward events
interactor->SetInteractorStyle(customStyle);

// Enable the vtkWidgetWidget interaction
vtkWidgetWidget->SetInteractor(interactor);
vtkWidgetWidget->SetCurrentRenderer(renderer);
vtkWidgetWidget->On();

// Handle QPushButton click event
QObject::connect(button, &QPushButton::clicked, []() {
	std::cout << "Button clicked" << std::endl;
});

// Set up the main window layout
QWidget* mainWindow = new QWidget;
QVBoxLayout* mainLayout = new QVBoxLayout(mainWindow);
mainLayout->addWidget(vtkWidget);
mainWindow->setLayout(mainLayout);
mainWindow->resize(800, 600);
mainWindow->show();

// Start the Qt event loop
return app.exec();

```

}

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### Author: ![Paulo\_Carvalho](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/paulo_carvalho/32/370_2.png) [@Paulo\_Carvalho](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/Paulo_Carvalho)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2024, 1:47pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/unable-to-capture-clicked-event-from-vtkqwidgetwidget/14700/2 "2024-10-14T13:47:22Z")

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Hello,

It is not advised to implement the constructor by hand for classes derived from VTK classes. Instead, use a VTK macro to correct use a VTK object factory:

```cpp
// Implementation of the New() function for this class.
vtkStandardNewMacro(CustomInteractorStyle);

```

Place this as a free standing line of code in a `.cpp` file (not inside class declaration nor definition).

If you still want to declare and define the class in a single shot, please, find how to correctly implement the `New()` function here: [Header-only vtk-derived class](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/header-only-vtk-derived-class/1254) .

best,

PC

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### Author: ![vishalkumar2222](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/vishalkumar2222/32/3622_2.png) [@vishalkumar2222](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/vishalkumar2222)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/unable-to-capture-clicked-event-from-vtkqwidgetwidget/14700/3 "2024-10-14T15:17:49Z")

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Thanks for the suggestions. But, Does it make a difference in receiving the event and passing it to Qt ?

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### Author: ![Paulo\_Carvalho](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/paulo_carvalho/32/370_2.png) [@Paulo\_Carvalho](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/Paulo_Carvalho)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/unable-to-capture-clicked-event-from-vtkqwidgetwidget/14700/4 "2024-10-14T18:22:15Z")

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Likely. You have to use the VTK factories to make derived class right.

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### Author: ![vishalkumar2222](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/vishalkumar2222/32/3622_2.png) [@vishalkumar2222](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/vishalkumar2222)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2024, 12:01pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/unable-to-capture-clicked-event-from-vtkqwidgetwidget/14700/5 "2024-10-18T12:01:00Z")

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Hi Paulo,  
I have changed the code as per your suggestions but it is not helping.

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### Author: ![Paulo\_Carvalho](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/paulo_carvalho/32/370_2.png) [@Paulo\_Carvalho](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/Paulo_Carvalho)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/unable-to-capture-clicked-event-from-vtkqwidgetwidget/14700/6 "2024-10-18T14:30:29Z")

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Hello,

Please, take a look at this one:

> <https://github.com/PauloCarvalhoRJ/gammaray/blob/build_with_conan/viewer3d/v3dmouseinteractor.h>

> <https://github.com/PauloCarvalhoRJ/gammaray/blob/build_with_conan/viewer3d/v3dmouseinteractor.cpp>

This one works.

best,

PC