Create a new object from pointer reference C++ - c++

Question

So, I've this code below:
foreach (QLineSeries* series, lineSeriesMap.values())
{
// ...
}
And I will modify series objects in this loop and I don't want to modify the original one, but create a new edited one. I'm extremely new to C++ and Qt so, I want something as the Java code below:
QLineSeries editedSeries = new QLineSeries(series);
I'm deleting elements, editing and re-ordering them from series by the way. But, as I said I need them both.
EDIT:
I've tried your answers but best way I believe is putting the code. This is a project made by some co-worker who changed jobs so its not my code, as i said I dont know C++.
chartwidget.h
void fillAreaSeries();
//...
QHash<QString,QLineSeries*> lineSeriesEntersMap;
QHash<QString,QLineSeries*> lineSeriesExitsMap;
chartwidget.cpp
void ChartWidget::fillAreaSeries() {
foreach (QLineSeries* seriesEnter, lineSeriesEntersMap.values())
{
if (lineSeriesExitsMap.contains(seriesEnter->name())) {
QLineSeries* seriesExit = lineSeriesExitsMap.value(seriesEnter->name());
if (!((seriesEnter->points().size() == 1) && (seriesExit->points().size() == 1))) {
for(int i = seriesEnter->points().size() - 1; i > 0; i--)
{
if (seriesEnter->points().at(i - 1).y() > seriesEnter->points().at(i).y())
{
seriesEnter->removePoints(i, 1);
}
}
for (int i = seriesExit->points().size() - 1; i > 0; i--)
{
if (seriesExit->points().at(i - 1).y() < seriesExit->points().at(i).y())
{
seriesExit->removePoints(i-1, 1);
}
}
QVector<QPointF> editPoints = seriesExit->pointsVector();
std::sort(editPoints.begin(),editPoints.end(), [] (const QPointF & p1, const QPointF & p2)
{
return p1.y() < p2.y();
});
seriesExit->replace(editPoints);
qDebug() << "__Swap:__";
qDebug() << seriesEnter->points().at(0).y();
qDebug() << seriesExit->points().at(0).y();
qDebug() << seriesEnter->points().at(1).y();
qDebug() << seriesExit->points().at(1).y();
QAreaSeries* series = new QAreaSeries(seriesEnter, seriesExit);
series->setName(seriesEnter->name());
series->setOpacity(0.50);
series->setPen(Qt::NoPen);
series->setPointLabelsFormat(seriesEnter->name().split("-").at(0));
areaSeriesMap.insert(series->name(), series);
}
}
}
}
Edit 3:
So, QLineSeries contains QPointF list. I've the code below:
foreach (QLineSeries* seriesEnter, lineSeriesEntersMap.values())
{
QLineSeries* entersToBeEdited = new QLineSeries(chart);
entersToBeEdited->setName(seriesEnter->name());
entersToBeEdited->points().append(seriesEnter->points());
//...
append doesnt work and returns 0 points. But I can set a name. I also tried appending by looping through items and adding it by
entersToBeEdited->points().push_back(seriesEnter->points().at(i));
and still nothing. I also tried << and += but no luck.

Answer 1

Looking at the class definition of QLineSeries, I don't see any simple way to copy your instance in order to duplicate it.
Thus you will have first to create a new instance :
QLineSeries editedSeries;
and manually copy the content of your original series in it.
editedSeries.append(originalSeries.points());
As you cannot modify the data once it is in the QLineSeries object, I would recommend to subclass QLineSeries or modify the QList<QPointF> obtained via originalSeries.points() before adding it to your new chart.

Answer 2

QLineSeries is not copyable, so you can't do what you want by modifying a copy. You will need to create a new QLineSeries from scratch.