How to get the values entered in the Main Window from a newly open Dialog ?

JonB

@Lazy93
Or, if you are using QDialog::exec(), after it returns (check return value) simply access variables via the QDialog instance, before it gets destroyed.

jsulm

@Lazy93 What dialog is that exactly?
And your question is really unclear: "How to get the values entered in the Main Window from a newly open Dialog".
What values? Where are those entered (in main window or dialog)?

Pablo J. Rogina

@Lazy93 this is a recurring question. Please do a search in the forum, take a look at this post for instance.

Lazy93

Hello there guys, what I'm looking for is something like for example,

At mainwindow, i will be asking the user to input a number of player, and then execute next form while carrying the input number from the mainwindow.

something like

1.Start,
2.Mainwindow appear,
3.Key in the number of player, // lets say i put an X
4.Click OK/Proceed,
5.A new dialog/form will be executed, // lets say its called Dialog1
6.The number of player that has been input in the mainwindow is carried to that new form // I want to carry the value of X from the mainwindow to Dialog1

jsulm

@Lazy93 What is the problem?
Create your own dialog/widget, add a constructor where you can pass this parameter (number of player) from main window to this dialog/window.

class MyDialog: public QDialog
{
public:
    MyDialog(int playerNumber, QWidget *parent = nullptr);
}

Lazy93

Hi there, I tried that method but I get funny value on the new Dialog.

In the main window.h (header),

public:
explicit Home(QWidget *parent = 0);
~Home();
long long pn;
private slots:
void on_lineEdit_textEdited(const QString &arg1);

at the mainwindow.cpp
void Home::on_lineEdit_textEdited(const QString &arg1)

{
pn = 0;

pn = arg1.toLongong();

}
void Home::on_pushButton_clicked()
{
Dialog dialog;
dialog.setModal(true);
dialog.exec();
}

at dialog.h

public:
explicit Dialog(QWidget *parent= 0);
~Dialog();
long long pn1;

at dialog.cpp

Home *home = new Home;

pn1 = home->pn;
ui->label->setText(QString ("%1").arg(pn1));

The problem is the number shown at label is not the same as the number i put in pn(at Home)

jsulm

@Lazy93 I don't understand the code fragments you posted.
You create an instance of Home, but you don't show it to the user - so how can the user change the value?!

Home *home = new Home;
pn1 = home->pn; // You will get the default value here as the dialog isn't shown and the user cannot change the value...

Lazy93

Hi what i want to know is how to pass the value entered from mainwindow to dialog ? I tried connect signal and slot. But that didnt work. Connect Signal and Slot only works if you already open Form A and then you open Form B, key in the data and pass it back to form A. What i want to do is to key in some data in form A and when I open Form B, i can get the data from Form A.

jsulm

@Lazy93 said in How to get the values entered in the Main Window from a newly open Dialog ?:

what i want to know is how to pass the value entered from mainwindow to dialog ?

I already explained how (no need for signals/slots). And I pointed out (in my last post) that you're doing something wrong. Did you fix the bug?

Lazy93

class MyDialog: public QDialog
{
public:
MyDialog(int playerNumber, QWidget *parent = nullptr);
}

if i use this method, i cannot open my dialog with

Dialog *dialog = new Dialog;
dialog->exec();

as it says no matching function for call to 'Dialog::Dialog();

jsulm

@Lazy93 Then fix the problem. Please take a closer look at the constructor...

mrjj

Hi
Just in case @jsulm's good hint do not ring any bells..

MyDialog(int playerNumber, QWidget *parent = nullptr);

Asks for INT and optional parent
but you give it nothing

Dialog *dialog = new Dialog;

so you need at least
Dialog *dialog = new Dialog(playerNumberVariable);

Lazy93

Hi mrjj , How do i insert value into playernumber then ?

jsulm

@Lazy93 The user has to enter it, right? Then use this value.
Here your own description:
"
1.Start,
2.Mainwindow appear,
3.Key in the number of player, // lets say i put an X
4.Click OK/Proceed,
5.A new dialog/form will be executed, // lets say its called Dialog1
6.The number of player that has been input in the mainwindow is carried to that new form // I want to carry the value of X from the mainwindow to Dialog1
"

Lazy93

Yes, but how to use the playernumber in

MyDialog(int playerNumber, QWidget *parent = nullptr); ?

i think.....

void Dialog::on_lineEdit_textEdited(const QString &arg1){

playernumber = arg1.toInt ();? / / <<<< cannot be done right ?

}

jsulm

@Lazy93 said in How to get the values entered in the Main Window from a newly open Dialog ?:

playernumber = arg1.toInt ();? / / <<<< cannot be done right ?

it can be done, why not?

Lazy93

Hi, How do i call the value from Dialog ?

jsulm

@Lazy93 Simply add a public getter method to your dialog:

void Dialog::on_lineEdit_textEdited(const QString &arg1){
    _playernumber = arg1.toInt ();? / / <<<< cannot be done right ?
}

int Dialog::playerNumber()
{
    return _playerNumber;
}