Bug report #17885
MapTips don't support expressions with square brackets
| Status: | Closed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | Normal | ||
| Assignee: | - | ||
| Category: | Expressions | ||
| Affected QGIS version: | 2.18.5 | Regression?: | No |
| Operating System: | Windows 10 | Easy fix?: | No |
| Pull Request or Patch supplied: | No | Resolution: | end of life |
| Crashes QGIS or corrupts data: | No | Copied to github as #: | 25780 |
Description
Description¶
The MapTips don't support expressions with square brackets in them. This becomes apparent when trying to use regular expressions, where these brackets are quite common. The same expressions that work for labelling don't work for MapTips.
Steps to reproduce¶
1. Open or create a vector layer with a field named "testfield" (type string) and a feature that has the property 'abcdefg' in "testfield" as well as some geometry.
2. Make sure that map tips are active (View->Map tips should be checked).
3. Add the following MapTips to the layer (using Layer->Properties->Display->Insert Expression or by inserting manually):
regex_replace(testfield, '([^d])*', '\\1')* Optionally, you can try inserting the same expression as labels.
4. Close the layer properties dialog by clicking OK.
5. Hover the feature on the map.
Expected behaviour¶
The map tip should read 'abc'.
Observed behaviour¶
The map tip reads '[% regex_replace(testfield, '([^d])*', '\\1') %]'.
History
#1
Updated by Jürgen Fischer over 5 years ago
- Status changed from Open to Feedback
Please test with QGIS 3.4 - QGIS 2.18 reached it's end of life.
#2
Updated by Giovanni Manghi about 5 years ago
- Resolution set to end of life
- Status changed from Feedback to Closed
End of life notice: QGIS 2.18 LTR
Source:
http://blog.qgis.org/2019/03/09/end-of-life-notice-qgis-2-18-ltr/
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