Reference arguments in signal

Erakis

Hi,

I'm looking for a way to get back response from a signal in its parameters. Ex :

// MyComponent.qml
Rectangle {
   signal closeClick(cancel)
   width : 50; height : 50
   MouseArea {
      anchors.fill : parent
      onClicked : {
         var cancel = false;
         closeClick(cancel);
         if (cancel == true) {
             console.log("close event has been cancelled !");
             // cancel is always false !
         }
      }
   }
}
 
// Other QML file
MyComponent {
   onCloseClick : {
      cancel = true; // I set cancel to true here, the breakpoint is reach
   }
}

I'm struggling with this since yesterday. The only way I found would be to set a bool property to MyComponent and set it to false in the onCloseClick.

// MyComponent.qml
Rectangle {
   id : myComponent
   property bool cancel : false
   signal closeClick()
   width : 50; height : 50
   MouseArea {
      anchors.fill : parent
      onClicked : {
         closeClick();
         if (myComponent.cancel == true) {
             console.log("close event has been cancelled !");
         }
      }
   }
}

// Other QML file
MyComponent {
   onCloseClick : {
       cancel = true;
   }
}

So my question, there is not way to get back data from signal ?

Leonardo

I would say that's because you're passing a primitive type (bool). In this case, it is passed by value. To have it passed by reference, you should try passing an object instead.

   signal closeClick(options);
   ...
         var options = {"cancel": false};
         closeClick(options);
         if (options.cancel == true) {
   ...

MyComponent {
   onCloseClick : {
      options.cancel = true;
   }
}

Erakis

@Leonardo

When I read the Qt do on QML signal I thought having read that we have to give a type to each parameters of a signal ? Giving no parameter means that we are passing an object?

So using my first example without specifying the data type of "cancel" parameter should work?

If Yes it could be better explain on Qt documentation, or maybe there something I don't understand.

Leonardo

Hi. You're right. There has to be a type. For objects, you should use "var".

signal closeClick(var options);

It is an object not because of the parameter type, but because of its content.

var options = {"cancel": false};