How to include child mouse hover events in the parent MouseArea using QML?

Question

I want to implement the following scenario in QML.

Here is a sample/simplified delegat

Answer 1

make states for each state of the elements in the View then you can use things like if statements or case statements to change these properties In Other words, Try not to set your elements up to work on MouseArea but on properties And set the Elements properties to work on the set properties I hope that this helps if not here is example:

EDIT I added the color to be transparent. if there is no mouse what so ever. If I was using a Image I would use opacity then add a bunch of Behaviors also But this is a working

example

import QtQuick 2.0
Rectangle {
    width: 360
    height: 360
    property string state1:"OutMouse"
    property string state2: "OutMouse"
    property string state3: "OutMouse"
    property string state4: "OutMouse"
    Rectangle{
        id:blueRec
        width: parent.width
        height: parent.height / 6
        color: state1 === "InMouse" ? "blue" : "green"
        MouseArea{
            anchors.fill: blueRec
            hoverEnabled: true
            onEntered: state1 = "InMouse"
            onExited: {
                if (state1 === state2 || state3 || state4){
                    state1 = "InMouse"
                }
                if(state1 !== state2 || state3 || state4)
                {
                    state1 = "OutMouse"
                }
            }
        }
        Text {
            text: state1=== "InMouse"? qsTr("foo") :"bar"
            anchors.centerIn: blueRec
        }
        Row{
            width: parent.width
            height: parent.height / 4

            spacing: 2
            anchors{
                left: parent.left
                verticalCenter:  blueRec.verticalCenter
                leftMargin: blueRec.width / 12
            }
            Rectangle{
                id: rec1
                height: parent.height;
                width: height
                color: {
                    if  ( state3 === "InMouse")
                        return "gray"
                    if (state1 === "OutMouse")
                        return "transparent"
                    else
                        return "white"}
                MouseArea{
                    id: rec1M
                    anchors.fill: parent
                    hoverEnabled: true
                    onEntered:{
                        state1 = "InMouse"
                        state2 = "InMouse"
                    }
                    onExited: state2 = "OutMouse"
                }
            }

            Rectangle{
                id: rec2
                height: parent.height ;
                width: height
                color: {
                    if  (state3 === "InMouse")
                        return "gray"
                    if (state1 === "OutMouse")
                        return "transparent"
                    else
                        return "white"
                }
                MouseArea{
                    id: rec2M
                    anchors.fill: parent
                    hoverEnabled: true
                    onEntered:{
                        state1 = "InMouse"
                        state3 = "InMouse"
                    }
                    onExited: state3 = "OutMouse"
                }
            }

            Rectangle{
                id: rec3
                height: parent.height;
                width: height
                color:{
                    if  (state4 === "InMouse")
                        return "gray"
                    if (state1 === "OutMouse")
                        return "transparent"
                    else
                        return "white"
                }
                MouseArea{
                    id:  rec3M
                    anchors.fill: parent
                    hoverEnabled: true
                    onEntered:{
                        state4 = "InMouse"
                        state1 = "InMouse"
                    }
                    onExited: state4 = "OutMouse"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}