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Expose QUrl::toLocalFile() to Julia #232
Description
Currently, QUrl::toLocalFile() from Qt is not exposed in the Julia bindings while QUrl::fromLocalFile exposed.
When a user selects a file via a QML based file picker or drag-and-drop interface, the returned object is often a QUrl. To use this file in Julia we need the raw local path.
Current Workaround:
On Qml side
function toLocalFile(url) {
return decodeURIComponent(url).replace(/^(file:\/{2,3})/, "");
}
julia_path = toLocalFile(qurl)
Julia.operationOnJuliaSide(julia_path)
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barche commentedon Feb 13, 2026
This would be easy to add, but I think it would be more efficient to use the URIs.jl package for this?
rakeshksr commentedon Feb 14, 2026
I am able to decode the path successfully with URIs.jl; however, I am unable to properly handle the
fileprefix. On Windows, QML returns a URI in the formatfile:///path, whereas on other platforms it returnsfile://path.I would prefer not to introduce an additional dependency for functionality that is already supported by this library.
Add toLocalFIle method
Add toLocalFIle method