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How to transffer QImage or QPixmap from one window to another using signals and slots

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  • S swansorter

    Hi i want send Qimage or Qpixmap from one window to another ?

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    jsulm
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    @swansorter What exactly is the problem?
    Create a signal with QImage* or QPixmap* parameter and also a slot with same parameter...

    https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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    • jsulmJ jsulm

      @swansorter What exactly is the problem?
      Create a signal with QImage* or QPixmap* parameter and also a slot with same parameter...

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      @jsulm Hi i tried

      I defined onGetImage on Mainwindow.h
      public slots:
      void onGetImage(const QImage &img);

      I defined sendImage on my_qlabel.h
      signals:
      void sendImage(const QImage &frame);

      my_qlabel *test_label=new my_qlabel();
      connect(test_label,&my_qlabel::sendImage,this,&MainWindow::onGetImage);

      but it is not displaying the image

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      • S swansorter

        @jsulm Hi i tried

        I defined onGetImage on Mainwindow.h
        public slots:
        void onGetImage(const QImage &img);

        I defined sendImage on my_qlabel.h
        signals:
        void sendImage(const QImage &frame);

        my_qlabel *test_label=new my_qlabel();
        connect(test_label,&my_qlabel::sendImage,this,&MainWindow::onGetImage);

        but it is not displaying the image

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        @swansorter said in How to transffer QImage or QPixmap from one window to another using signals and slots:

        but it is not displaying the image

        What is "not displaying the image"? Your code, as shown, does not do anything about putting the received image into anything on Mainwindow in the slot!

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          @swansorter said in How to transffer QImage or QPixmap from one window to another using signals and slots:

          but it is not displaying the image

          What is "not displaying the image"? Your code, as shown, does not do anything about putting the received image into anything on Mainwindow in the slot!

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          #5

          @JonB After receiving the image in the main window i am displaying the the image on qlable .there am not able to see the image.

          void MainWindow::onGetImage(const QImage dat)
          {

          ui->label_2->setPixmap(QPixmap::fromImage(dat)); //show "image"
          }

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            Hi,

            How do you create that image ?
            Is it valid ?
            Are you sure that your slot is called ?

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            Please read the Qt Code of Conduct - https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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            • SGaistS SGaist

              Hi,

              How do you create that image ?
              Is it valid ?
              Are you sure that your slot is called ?

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              wrote on last edited by swansorter
              #7

              @SGaist Yea its not even going to slot function only y?

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                @SGaist Yea its not even going to slot function only y?

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                @swansorter I am receiving the rgb data over tcp client and then after framing the image i am sending it to mainwndow

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                • S swansorter

                  @swansorter I am receiving the rgb data over tcp client and then after framing the image i am sending it to mainwndow

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                  @swansorter
                  You show a connect() but no emit sendImage(...). If you are not getting to the slot, where are you emitting the signal?

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                  • JonBJ JonB

                    @swansorter
                    You show a connect() but no emit sendImage(...). If you are not getting to the slot, where are you emitting the signal?

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                    @JonB
                    QImage img(1024, 150, QImage::Format_RGB888);

                           int pixel=0;
                           for (int y =  150-1; y>= 0; y--)
                           {
                              for (int x = 0; x < 1024; x++)
                              {
                                   img.setPixel(x,y,qRgb(((data[pixel+2]) ),(data[pixel+1]), (data[pixel+0])));
                                   pixel+=3;
                              }
                    
                           } 
                          emit sendImage(img);
                    
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                    • S swansorter

                      @JonB
                      QImage img(1024, 150, QImage::Format_RGB888);

                             int pixel=0;
                             for (int y =  150-1; y>= 0; y--)
                             {
                                for (int x = 0; x < 1024; x++)
                                {
                                     img.setPixel(x,y,qRgb(((data[pixel+2]) ),(data[pixel+1]), (data[pixel+0])));
                                     pixel+=3;
                                }
                      
                             } 
                            emit sendImage(img);
                      
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                      @swansorter
                      Either you do not hit that code or you have not connected the correct signal instance to the correct slot instance, if you say the slot is not hit. Put a qDebug() << "Slot" as first statement in onGetImage() and see whether it gets printed or not.

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                      • JonBJ JonB

                        @swansorter
                        Either you do not hit that code or you have not connected the correct signal instance to the correct slot instance, if you say the slot is not hit. Put a qDebug() << "Slot" as first statement in onGetImage() and see whether it gets printed or not.

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                        @JonB it is not printing i tried

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                        • S swansorter

                          @JonB it is not printing i tried

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                          @swansorter
                          Then as I said

                          Either you do not hit that [emit] code or you have not connected the correct signal instance to the correct slot instance

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                            @swansorter
                            Then as I said

                            Either you do not hit that [emit] code or you have not connected the correct signal instance to the correct slot instance

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                            @JonB i tried qDebug() << "EMIT" near the emit signal. and it is executing

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                            • S swansorter

                              @JonB i tried qDebug() << "EMIT" near the emit signal. and it is executing

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                              @swansorter
                              Then

                              or you have not connected the correct signal instance to the correct slot instance

                              (or, for example, your signal or slot objects have gone out of scope or life-time. I don't know what else to say. You know that signals & slots work, so there is a problem in your code.

                              Produce a minimal example. To rule out a problem with transferring a const QImage & as the parameter, temporarily change signal & slot to transfer, say, a QString, and emit sendImage("Hello"); till you get that working....

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                                @swansorter
                                Then

                                or you have not connected the correct signal instance to the correct slot instance

                                (or, for example, your signal or slot objects have gone out of scope or life-time. I don't know what else to say. You know that signals & slots work, so there is a problem in your code.

                                Produce a minimal example. To rule out a problem with transferring a const QImage & as the parameter, temporarily change signal & slot to transfer, say, a QString, and emit sendImage("Hello"); till you get that working....

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                                @JonB i changed to Qstring and hello is not displaying. how to rectify this problem

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                                • S swansorter

                                  @jsulm Hi i tried

                                  I defined onGetImage on Mainwindow.h
                                  public slots:
                                  void onGetImage(const QImage &img);

                                  I defined sendImage on my_qlabel.h
                                  signals:
                                  void sendImage(const QImage &frame);

                                  my_qlabel *test_label=new my_qlabel();
                                  connect(test_label,&my_qlabel::sendImage,this,&MainWindow::onGetImage);

                                  but it is not displaying the image

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                                  @swansorter said in How to transffer QImage or QPixmap from one window to another using signals and slots:

                                  my_qlabel *test_label=new my_qlabel();
                                  connect(test_label,&my_qlabel::sendImage,this,&MainWindow::onGetImage);

                                  Is it possible that you're creating another test_label somewhere and emit the signal there?
                                  Without more information (code) we can't treally help.

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                                  • S swansorter

                                    @JonB i changed to Qstring and hello is not displaying. how to rectify this problem

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                                    @swansorter said in How to transffer QImage or QPixmap from one window to another using signals and slots:

                                    i changed to Qstring and hello is not displaying. how to rectify this problem

                                    Are you sure the connect() statement was successful?
                                    Are you sure to use the right class instance?
                                    Can you show my_qlabel class header?

                                    It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. (Sherlock Holmes)

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                                      @JonB i changed to Qstring and hello is not displaying. how to rectify this problem

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                                      @swansorter said in How to transffer QImage or QPixmap from one window to another using signals and slots:

                                      how to rectify this problem

                                      Like I said, produce a minimal example, paste the code, and we will tell you what you are doing wrong.....

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                                        @swansorter said in How to transffer QImage or QPixmap from one window to another using signals and slots:

                                        how to rectify this problem

                                        Like I said, produce a minimal example, paste the code, and we will tell you what you are doing wrong.....

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                                        @JonB

                                        mainwindow.h file
                                        #ifndef MAINWINDOW_H
                                        #define MAINWINDOW_H
                                        
                                        #include <QMainWindow>
                                        #include<QRubberBand>
                                        #include<my_qlabel.h>
                                        namespace Ui {
                                        class MainWindow;
                                        }
                                        
                                        class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
                                        {
                                            Q_OBJECT
                                        
                                        public:
                                            explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
                                            ~MainWindow();
                                               static QPoint origin;
                                               static QPoint Move_test;
                                               static QRect f_r;
                                         private slots:
                                            void onGetImage (QString data);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        private:
                                            Ui::MainWindow *ui;
                                            my_qlabel *obj;
                                            QPoint origin_x;
                                        
                                        };
                                        
                                        #endif // MAINWINDOW_H
                                        
                                        

                                        ``
                                        my qlable.h file`
                                        #ifndef MY_QLABEL_H
                                        #define MY_QLABEL_H

                                        #include <QWidget>
                                        #include <QLabel>
                                        #include <QEvent>
                                        #include <QMouseEvent>
                                        #include <QDebug>
                                        #include<QRubberBand>
                                        class my_qlabel : public QLabel
                                        {
                                        Q_OBJECT
                                        public:
                                        explicit my_qlabel(QWidget *parent = 0);
                                        void mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *ev);
                                        void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *ev);
                                        void mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *ev);
                                        int x,y;
                                        signals:
                                        void onSendImage(QString data);

                                        public slots:
                                        private:

                                        QRubberBand *rubberBand=0;
                                        
                                        QPoint origin_x;
                                        

                                        };

                                        #endif // MY_QLABEL_H

                                        
                                        

                                        #include "mainwindow.h"
                                        #include "ui_mainwindow.h"
                                        QPoint MainWindow::origin;
                                        QPoint MainWindow::Move_test;
                                        QRect MainWindow::f_r;
                                        MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
                                        QMainWindow(parent),
                                        ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
                                        {
                                        ui->setupUi(this);
                                        ui->label->setStyleSheet("QLabel{background: yellow;}");
                                        obj=new my_qlabel(this);
                                        connect(obj,SIGNAL(onSendimage(QString)),this,SLOT(onGetimage(QString)));
                                        }

                                        MainWindow::~MainWindow()
                                        {
                                        delete ui;
                                        }

                                        void MainWindow::onGetimage (QString data)
                                        {
                                        QPixmap image=data ;
                                        ui->label_2->setPixmap(image);
                                        }

                                        
                                        

                                        #include "my_qlabel.h"
                                        #include<mainwindow.h>
                                        my_qlabel::my_qlabel(QWidget *parent) :
                                        QLabel(parent)
                                        {
                                        emit Mouse_Left("image");
                                        }

                                        void my_qlabel::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *ev)
                                        {
                                        this->x = ev->x();
                                        this->y = ev->y();
                                        rubberBand->setGeometry(QRect(origin_x,ev->pos()).normalized());

                                        }

                                        void my_qlabel::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *ev)
                                        {

                                        origin_x=ev->pos();
                                        if(!rubberBand)
                                            rubberBand=new QRubberBand(QRubberBand::Rectangle,this);
                                        rubberBand->setGeometry(QRect((origin_x),QSize()));
                                        rubberBand->show();
                                        

                                        }

                                        void my_qlabel::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *ev)
                                        {

                                            rubberBand->hide();
                                        
                                            MainWindow::f_r=rubberBand->geometry();
                                            qDebug()<<"f_r"<<MainWindow::f_r;
                                            QPixmap  image(rubberBand->geometry().width(),rubberBand->geometry().height());
                                            image = grab(rubberBand->geometry()); //copy the selected part
                                        
                                            emit onSendimage("image");
                                        

                                        }

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                                        • KroMignonK KroMignon

                                          @swansorter said in How to transffer QImage or QPixmap from one window to another using signals and slots:

                                          i changed to Qstring and hello is not displaying. how to rectify this problem

                                          Are you sure the connect() statement was successful?
                                          Are you sure to use the right class instance?
                                          Can you show my_qlabel class header?

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                                          @KroMignon yes i am using right class instance . i have pasted my code

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