ReferenceError: Can't find variable: because area is overlapped

wspilot

Hi,
I have an Item with:
@Connections
{
ignoreUnknownSignals : false
target: tt0 //sender
onCppSignal: console.log("got signal from cpp:" + nr)
}@

Item has child:
Rectangle...
Rectangle has child:
Listbox
Listbox occupies the complete rectangle area.
I get the error:
ReferenceError: Can't find variable: tt0
When I remove Listbox, the error disappears an the signal works.
(same happens when Connections is a child of Rectangle)
I don't understand the rationale behind this.
Why does the child Listbox (which works OK btw) block functionality of the parent.
Thanks.

Alek Śmierciak

Some more code would be helpful. Without that it's hard to say why tt0 is called an undeclared variable.

wspilot

Thanks.
Sorry, I tried to make it more readable. I have to rephrase my problem, I am getting errors, but the (Connections) signal does work.
Here is the code:
@
import QtQuick 1.1

Item
{
id: topItem
signal myQmlSignal(int nr, int nr2)
property alias rectX : rectangle1.x

function test100(msg)
{
console.log(msg)
helloText.text = msg
}

Rectangle
{
Connections
{
ignoreUnknownSignals : false
target: tt0 //sender
onCppSignal: console.log("got signal from cpp:" + nr)
}

function test101(msg)
{
console.log(msg)
}
id: rectangle1
width: 300
height: 400
color: "red"
radius: 14

MouseArea
    {
        anchors.fill: parent
        clip: false
        smooth: false
        hoverEnabled: true
       onClicked:
        {
        tt0.cppSlot(11111)
        console.log("top clicked")
        }
    }

 Listbox
    {
    listData : myModelData
    }

}
}@

app output:

Starting /home/wim/qt/build-qml1.01_0-Desktop_Qt_5_0_2_GCC_64bit-Debug/qml1...
Qml debugging is enabled. Only use this in a safe environment!
file:///home/wim/qt/qml1.01_0/test0.qml:18:3: QML Connections: Cannot assign to non-existent property "onCppSignal"
file:///home/wim/qt/qml1.01_0/test0.qml:59: ReferenceError: Can't find variable: myModelData
file:///home/wim/qt/qml1.01_0/test0.qml:21: ReferenceError: Can't find variable: tt0
file:///home/wim/qt/qml1.01_0/test0.qml:59: ReferenceError: Can't find variable: myModelData
Hello from C++
QML function returned: ""
got signal from cpp:111

As you can see there is an error, but the signal does work ("got signal from cpp:111")

When I comment out the Listbox, the signal also works, but the error messages are different:

Starting /home/wim/qt/build-qml1.01_0-Desktop_Qt_5_0_2_GCC_64bit-Debug/qml1...
Qml debugging is enabled. Only use this in a safe environment!
file:///home/wim/qt/qml1.01_0/test0.qml:18:3: QML Connections: Cannot assign to non-existent property "onCppSignal"
file:///home/wim/qt/qml1.01_0/test0.qml:21: ReferenceError: Can't find variable: tt0
Hello from C++
QML function returned: ""
got signal from cpp:111

Alek Śmierciak

Are you exposing your C++ 'tt0' class to QML by calling "setContextProperty()":http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5.0/qtqml/qqmlcontext.html#setContextProperty or by similar means?
Are you specifying a tt0::cppSignal signal?

In both your runs, tt0 as well as onCppSignal are undeclared. The only difference is that you don't get reference errors for commented-out ListBox (no surprise).

wspilot

@context->setContextProperty("tt0", cpp2Qml);
emit cppSignal(111);
signals:
void cppSignal(long nr);@

Despite the error the signalling works:
"got signal from cpp:111" in app output?!

Alek Śmierciak

The signal is being emitted, prompting slot function execution, but the reference error concerns lack of specification for both the object and the signal. Apparently this does not rule out expected behaviour.

An error is an error, still, and may hinder other functionality. For what kind of help are you asking?

If what you meant in the first post is how to get rid of ReferenceError for Listbox (unrelated to signal-slot connection, actually), then you need to show the code for Listbox, which as I see it is not a standard element.

wspilot

Thanks.
For clarity (one problem at the time), I comment out the Listbox component.
I still get:
file:///home/wim/qt/qml1.01_0/test0.qml:18:3: QML Connections: Cannot assign to non-existent property "onCppSignal"
file:///home/wim/qt/qml1.01_0/test0.qml:21: ReferenceError: Can't find variable: tt0

You said:
"the reference error concerns lack of specification for both the object and the signal"
Shouldn't this (below) be sufficient?
part of the code:
@
MyDeclarativeView Sailfish::createView(const QString &file, Cpp2Qml cpp2Qml)
{
MyDeclarativeView *view;//MyDeclarativeView inherits from QDeclarativeView
view = new MyDeclarativeView;
view->setSource(QUrl::fromLocalFile(file));// =test0.qml
QObject object = view->rootObject();
QDeclarativeEngine engine = view->engine();
QDeclarativeContext *context = engine->rootContext();
context->setContextProperty("tt0", cpp2Qml);
...
QObject::connect(object, SIGNAL(myQmlSignal(int,int)), cpp2Qml, SLOT(handlemyQmlSignal2int(int,int)) );// not relevant here
...
return view;
}
@

in cpp2qml.h :
@
class Cpp2Qml : public QObject
{
Q_OBJECT
public:
Cpp2Qml();
~Cpp2Qml();
...
void test();
QStringList list;
public slots:
void cppSlot(int number);
void handlemyQmlSignal2int(int nr, int nr2);//not relevant here
signals:
void cppSignal(long nr);
};
@

in cpp2qml.cpp :
@
void Cpp2Qml::test()
{
emit cppSignal(111);
}
@

Alek Śmierciak

After looking at your source code I cannot find the source of the ReferenceError problem. Apparently someone more knowledgeable is needed (or with a keener eye ;-)).

Did you attempt to simplify your project structure to isolate the issue at hand more precisely? A project overview might be helpful at the very least.

wspilot

Thanks.
Yes, there is more code, not relevant to this issue.
When I show all, it becomes hard to read/find the relevant code.
Meanwhile I have made some more signal/functions.
They all generate errors, but they do work.
I have the feeling that is some kind timing problem.
First, the variable cannot be found, and possibly it is instantiated or resolved just a split second later...
But I am just guessing here.