Getting the value of a QLabel with an accessible name using UI Automation - qt

Question

I'm trying to write an UI test (using Windows UI Automation) for an application that uses a QLabel to show an output to a user.
I create the label like this:
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
QApplication a(argc, argv);
QMainWindow w;
w.setWindowTitle("MyWindowTitle");
auto centralWidget = new QWidget(&w);
centralWidget->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Minimum, QSizePolicy::Minimum);
QVBoxLayout layout(centralWidget);
auto interrestingLabel = new QLabel(centralWidget);
QString valueCalculatedByApp = "1337";
interrestingLabel->setText(valueCalculatedByApp);
//interrestingLabel->setAccessibleName("MyAccessibleName");
layout.addWidget(interrestingLabel);
auto uninterrestingLabel = new QLabel(centralWidget);
uninterrestingLabel->setText("uninterrestingText");
layout.addWidget(uninterrestingLabel);
w.setCentralWidget(centralWidget);
w.show();
return a.exec();
}
Inspect.exe now shows the value "1337" as name of the widget:
Without accessible name
The problem with this would be that my UI test would need to figure out which one is the correct label.
If I uncomment setAccessibleName line, the widget is now identifiable, but I the text is no longer in visible in the properties.
With accessible name
Is there a way to read the text of a QLabel with an accessible name, or is there another way to make the QLabel identifieable while still being able to read the text?

Answer 1

I found a workaround:
Instead of a QLabel I use a QLineEdit. I set enabled to false so it is not selectable or editable (Like a QLabel) and use QSS to make it look like a QLabel:
#include <QApplication>
#include <QLabel>
#include <QLineEdit>
#include <QMainWindow>
#include <QSizePolicy>
#include <QVBoxLayout>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
QApplication a(argc, argv);
a.setAttribute(Qt::AA_NativeWindows);
QMainWindow w;
w.setWindowTitle("MyWindowTitle");
auto centralWidget = new QWidget(&w);
centralWidget->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Minimum, QSizePolicy::Minimum);
QVBoxLayout layout(centralWidget);
auto interrestingLabel = new QLineEdit(centralWidget);
QString valueCalculatedByApp = "1337";
interrestingLabel->setText(valueCalculatedByApp);
interrestingLabel->setAccessibleName("MyAccessibleName");
interrestingLabel->setEnabled(false);
interrestingLabel->setStyleSheet(
"border-style: none;"
"color: black;"
"background:transparent"
);
layout.addWidget(interrestingLabel);
auto uninterrestingLabel = new QLabel(centralWidget);
uninterrestingLabel->setText("uninterrestingText");
layout.addWidget(uninterrestingLabel);
w.setCentralWidget(centralWidget);
w.show();
return a.exec();
}