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In a QgsComposition i would like to retrieve the list of all Composer Items.

I don't want to specify item type.

The function should have been composerItems() but the help says it isn't available in Python Bindings (I'm using QGIS 2.18).

Is there a way to access that list ?

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You can just call "items()":

the_items = my_composer.items()
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  • That answer should be the accepted answer. It is correct and the shortest. Commented Apr 3, 2018 at 10:58
  • Thanks Nyall ... i'm so sad i'm not able to find it by myself in the online class reference documentation ...
    – Snaileater
    Commented Apr 3, 2018 at 19:05
  • That's because it comes from the underlying QGraphicsScene base class - there's a link on the doc page to see the base class members
    – ndawson
    Commented Apr 4, 2018 at 6:39
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You can use following structure: (as an example)

composition = iface.activeComposers()[0].composition()
items_model = composition.itemsModel()
list_of_composer_items = items_model.zOrderList()

# OUT:
# [<qgis._core.QgsComposerArrow object at ..>, <qgis._core.QgsComposerLegend 
# object at ..>, <qgis._core.QgsComposerScaleBar object at ..>, 
# <qgis._core.QgsComposerMap object at ..>]

NOTE: "This list includes both items currently in the composition and items which have been removed from the composition."

UPDATE: Thanks to @ndawson. composition.items() returns existing items in a composition in addition to three more objects; two QGraphicsRectItem and a QgsPaperItem (QGIS 2.18). Even if you don't add any item, those three items will exist in the list.

>>> composition = iface.activeComposers()[0].composition()
>>> composition.items()    
[<PyQt4.QtGui.QGraphicsRectItem object at ..>,
 <PyQt4.QtGui.QGraphicsRectItem object at ..>,
 <qgis._core.QgsPaperItem object at ..>]
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  • Thanks Kadir ... i didn't have a look at this QgsComposerModel so far ...
    – Snaileater
    Commented Apr 2, 2018 at 17:34
  • If you reopen QGIS, you just get existing items. In addition to existing items, using zOrderList() gives you items removed in related session. Commented Apr 2, 2018 at 17:45
  • Is isRemoved the function to use to discriminate those removed and the other ? Haven't tested it yet ...
    – Snaileater
    Commented Apr 2, 2018 at 18:45

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