Newbie Question, Working with multiple CPP files and Headers

[Stevendragoes]

Okay I think I get it. I need to initialise

conlinecam* cam = new conlinecam();

in my Main Code when I initialise the UI.

And I have to make my timer public already because I am initialising the timer when I press a Button to get the WebCam Feed

EDIT: I get then error about __inline because I initialise in the header file

[Stevendragoes]

Then I have a question. why would they say _inline?
Because I tried to initialise the Timer QObject in the Header FIle. But It simply doesn't allow me @jsulm

[jsulm]

@Stevendragoes said in Newbie Question, Working with multiple CPP files and Headers:

And I have to make my timer public

NO!
Why do you think so?
The timer is private implementation detail in conlinecam, the outside world does not have to know it even exists.
Initialise the timer inside conlinecam.

"why would they say _inline?" who?
"Because I tried to initialise the Timer QObject in the Header FIle. But It simply doesn't allow me" - please show your code.
It is actually as simple as

class conlinecam
{
private:
    QTimer timer;
}

[Stevendragoes]

To simplify the situation, @jsulm I have the following files

conlinecam.h has the following code

#ifndef CONLINECAM_H
#define CONLINECAM_H

#include <mainwindow.h>
#include <QMainWindow>

class conlinecam : public QObject
{
    Q_OBJECT
public:
    conlinecam();
    ~conlinecam();
private:
    QTimer* camtimer;
    
signals:
    void update();
};

#endif // CONLINECAM_H

conlinecam.cpp has the following code

#include "conlinecam.h"
#include "ui_mainwindow.h"
#include "mainwindow.h"

conlinecam::conlinecam() : QObject()
{
     camtimer = new QTimer(this);
     connect(camtimer,SIGNAL(timeout()),this,SIGNAL(update()));
     camtimer->start(100);
}

conlinecam::~conlinecam()
{
    camtimer->stop();
}

in my mainwindow.cpp , I have the following code to connect to the conlinecam

void MainWindow::on_online_clicked()
{
    conlinecam* cam = new conlinecam();
    connect(cam, SIGNAL(update()), this, SLOT(update_screen()));
    onlinecam.open(0);                                 //------------------------CAMERA INPUT---------------------------------//
    int framewidth = onlinecam.get(cv::CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH);
    int frameheight = onlinecam.get(cv::CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT);
    QString fwidth= QString::number(framewidth);
    QString fheight = QString::number(frameheight);
    ui->textEdit->append(fwidth);
    ui->textEdit->append(fheight);
}

Now I just want to include Pause and STOP button to pause and stop the timer. But can't because of the following.

1. Timer is private in conlinecam.cpp
2. conlinecam is only initialised when I pressed the Online PushButton.
   Hence, I cannot access it's data members

[jsulm]

@Stevendragoes

1. As I said add slots to conlinecam where you have full access to the timer
2. You don't have to access its members - this is whole point of encapsulation.

class conlinecam
{
public slots:
    void start();
    void stop();
    void pause();
private:
    QTimer timer;
}

[jsulm]

@Stevendragoes One correction to one of my previous posts: "Yes, in your main window add play(), pause() and stop() signals. When you create the child class instance connect these signals to slots in that child class." - there is no need for to define these signals in main window, just connect the clicked() signals from the buttons to the slots in conlinecam.

[Stevendragoes]

@jsulm said in Newbie Question, Working with multiple CPP files and Headers:

just connect the clicked() signals from the buttons to the slots in conlinecam.

May I know exactly how? Because I have created the slots. The Signals, Comes from the ToolButtons I have created in my UI form. Do you mean via the Signal/Slot Editor in the UI?

[jsulm]

@Stevendragoes

connect(ui->some_tool_button, SIGNAL(clicked()), conlinecamInstance, SLOT(start()));

[Stevendragoes]

@jsulm
Wow. you are amazing. Or maybe I am too inexperienced 4 months into coding..

[jsulm]

@Stevendragoes No problem. It takes some time to learn new concepts. Keep learning :-)

[Stevendragoes]

@jsulm Just a question Do you experienced guys have like Discord Chat Groups with the moderators and professionals?

[jsulm]

@Stevendragoes You can chat here.
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