Access element in other QML file - qt

Question

I am trying to access items that are in a Repeater, using JavaScript. This works as long as everything is in a single QML file. I understand that, when I split things into two files, the id of the Repeater moves out of the scope of my script.
What I don't understand is how I best solve this problem, since I cannot export the id as property.
Here is a MWE with two files:
import QtQuick 2.9
import QtQuick.Window 2.2
import QtQuick.Controls 1.0
import QtQuick.Layouts 1.2
Window {
id: root
visible: true
width: 640
height: 480
ColumnLayout {
Mwe2 {}
Button {
text: "Test"
onClicked: {
console.log("Clicked");
rect.itemAt(1).color = 'yellow'; # <- out of scope
}
}
}
}
File Mwe2.qml
import QtQuick 2.9
import QtQuick.Controls 1.0
import QtQuick.Layouts 1.2
RowLayout {
spacing: 2
Repeater {
id: rect
model: 3
Rectangle {
color: 'red'
width: 50
height: 20
}
}
}

Answer 1

As you indicate, the ids have the scope of the qml file, so if you want to access those elements you must expose it through a property, function, etc. of the top level of the qml. In this case for simplicity I will use an alias.
import QtQuick 2.9
import QtQuick.Controls 1.0
import QtQuick.Layouts 1.2
RowLayout {
property alias repeater: rect
spacing: 2
Repeater {
id: rect
model: 3
Rectangle {
color: 'red'
width: 50
height: 20
}
}
}
import QtQuick 2.9
import QtQuick.Window 2.2
import QtQuick.Controls 1.0
import QtQuick.Layouts 1.2
Window {
id: root
visible: true
width: 640
height: 480
ColumnLayout {
Mwe2 {
id: mwe2
}
Button {
text: "Test"
onClicked: {
console.log("Clicked")
mwe2.repeater.itemAt(1).color = "yellow"
}
}
}
}