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    thomasGl
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    Hello. How can i bind my Timer with that bool variable. I want to hide my Button when the bool variable is false else show().

    void Button::ButtonHide()
    {
        QTimer* time;
        
        time->start(2000);
        
        bool buttonTime=false;
        
        if(buttonTime==false)
        {
            this->hide();
        }
        else
        {
            this->show();
        }
        
    }
    
    
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    • T thomasGl

      Hello. How can i bind my Timer with that bool variable. I want to hide my Button when the bool variable is false else show().

      void Button::ButtonHide()
      {
          QTimer* time;
          
          time->start(2000);
          
          bool buttonTime=false;
          
          if(buttonTime==false)
          {
              this->hide();
          }
          else
          {
              this->show();
          }
          
      }
      
      
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      Christian Ehrlicher
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      @thomasGl said in Bind Timer with a bool variable.:

      I want to hide my Button when the bool variable is false else show().

      What should this mean? Do you want to show/hide your button periodically?
      If so - a class has members, so why not make buttonTime a member variable?

      btw: your code crashes.

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        Hello. How can i bind my Timer with that bool variable. I want to hide my Button when the bool variable is false else show().

        void Button::ButtonHide()
        {
            QTimer* time;
            
            time->start(2000);
            
            bool buttonTime=false;
            
            if(buttonTime==false)
            {
                this->hide();
            }
            else
            {
                this->show();
            }
            
        }
        
        
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        JonB
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        #3

        @thomasGl
        In addition to @Christian-Ehrlicher.

        Since there is QWidget::visible() and QWidget::setVisible(bool visible), which does the same as show/hide(), if you want you do not need to keep a boolean state variable (visible() already provides this). To toggle between shown and hidden your slot method or lambda for the QTimer can just do

        this->setVisible(!this->visible());
        

        E.g. make the QTimer a class member variable and

            connect(&timer, &QTimer::timeout, [this]() { this->setVisible(!this->visible()); });
            timer.start(2000);
        
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          thomasGl
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          Ok thx. Yes i want to hide and show it periodically.

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            thomasGl
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            Now i have another Problem. I want to increase the counter, when i click the button. Is there a way to display the counter? Because qDebug does not work.

            int Button::ButtonclickedXtimes()
            {
              count=0;
              
            
              if(this->clicked());  //does not work i need something like that.
              {
                  count+=1;
                  qDebug()<<count;
              }
            
            
            }
            
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              Now i have another Problem. I want to increase the counter, when i click the button. Is there a way to display the counter? Because qDebug does not work.

              int Button::ButtonclickedXtimes()
              {
                count=0;
                
              
                if(this->clicked());  //does not work i need something like that.
                {
                    count+=1;
                    qDebug()<<count;
                }
              
              
              }
              
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              JonB
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              @thomasGl said in Bind Timer with a bool variable.:

              Is there a way to display the counter? Because qDebug does not work.

              qDebug() does work, and qDebug()<<count; does work. Where it displays the output is a different matter, and depends on platform.

              Depending on your needs to "display" this counter, you might use qDebug(), printf/fprintf(stderr or put it on a UI element such as a QLabel.

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                SalemSabrehagen
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                Did you #include <QDebug> ?
                qDebug() messages should be visible in Qt Creater in the "output" tab
                or external in a terminal if you set the hook "Run in terminal" in your project options.

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                  thomasGl
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                  Ok, thx i forgot to include <QDebug>

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                    thomasGl
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                    Hey Guys. Now i am trying to hide my label when my counter ist 5. My counter increases when i click the Button. I made a function where "this->hide(); <----"this" is my label. I am calling that function inside onother function in my Buttonclass, but the program crashes.

                    QObject::connect(this,SIGNAL(clicked(bool)),this,SLOT(ButtonclickedXtimes()));  //i am connecting the Button with the function for counting
                    
                    void Button::ButtonclickedXtimes()   //slot function 
                    {
                        Label* l;
                    
                       count++;
                       qDebug()<<count;
                    
                       if(count==5)
                       {
                           l->labelhide();   //here i am calling the function for the label to hide.
                       }
                    
                    
                    }
                    /*****************Label Class********************/
                    
                    Label::Label(QWidget *parent):QLabel(parent)
                    {
                        this->setGeometry(200,200,200,200);       
                        this->setText("Hello World");        //i want that text to hide when counter is 5
                    
                        
                     void Label::labelhide()    //thats my label hide function
                    {
                        this->hide();
                    }
                    
                    
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                      Hey Guys. Now i am trying to hide my label when my counter ist 5. My counter increases when i click the Button. I made a function where "this->hide(); <----"this" is my label. I am calling that function inside onother function in my Buttonclass, but the program crashes.

                      QObject::connect(this,SIGNAL(clicked(bool)),this,SLOT(ButtonclickedXtimes()));  //i am connecting the Button with the function for counting
                      
                      void Button::ButtonclickedXtimes()   //slot function 
                      {
                          Label* l;
                      
                         count++;
                         qDebug()<<count;
                      
                         if(count==5)
                         {
                             l->labelhide();   //here i am calling the function for the label to hide.
                         }
                      
                      
                      }
                      /*****************Label Class********************/
                      
                      Label::Label(QWidget *parent):QLabel(parent)
                      {
                          this->setGeometry(200,200,200,200);       
                          this->setText("Hello World");        //i want that text to hide when counter is 5
                      
                          
                       void Label::labelhide()    //thats my label hide function
                      {
                          this->hide();
                      }
                      
                      
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                      Christian Ehrlicher
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                      @thomasGl said in Bind Timer with a bool variable.:

                      but the program crashes.

                          Label* l;
                      
                         count++;
                         qDebug()<<count;
                      
                         if(count==5)
                         {
                             l->labelhide(); 
                      

                      I would be surprised if it would not crash.
                      The same as in your first post - you're using an unitialized pointer so what do you expect?

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                        thomasGl
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                        i initialized it with NULL , it crashes after 5 .

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                          i initialized it with NULL , it crashes after 5 .

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                          @thomasGl said in Bind Timer with a bool variable.:

                          i initialized it with NULL , it crashes after 5 .

                          Are you kidding me?
                          It must be a valid pointer to your label you want to show or hide...

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                            @thomasGl said in Bind Timer with a bool variable.:

                            i initialized it with NULL , it crashes after 5 .

                            Are you kidding me?
                            It must be a valid pointer to your label you want to show or hide...

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                            JonB
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                            #13

                            @Christian-Ehrlicher Listen, at least it is initialized... ;-)

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                              thomasGl
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                              @JonB said in Bind Timer with a bool variable.:

                              ;-)

                              xD i got this thx guys.

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                                thomasGl
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                                Hi, how do i connect that button to the slots onclicked();?

                                #include "twindow.h"
                                #include <QApplication>
                                
                                int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                                {
                                    QApplication a(argc, argv);
                                
                                    QMainWindow* wind = new QMainWindow();
                                    wind->resize(500,500);
                                
                                
                                    tWindow*z=new tWindow;
                                
                                    //create Button
                                    QPushButton* butt = new QPushButton(wind);  
                                    butt->setText("click");
                                
                                
                                    QLabel* labb = new QLabel(wind);
                                    labb->setText("hello World");
                                    labb->setGeometry(200,200,200,200);
                                
                                    //QObject::connect(button,SIGNAL(clicked(bool)),&a,SLOT(quit()));
                                
                                    QObject::connect(butt,SIGNAL(clicked(bool)),tWindow,SLOT(onClicked())); //<-----this 
                                
                                
                                
                                #include "twindow.h"
                                
                                tWindow::tWindow(QWidget *parent):QMainWindow(parent)
                                {
                                
                                
                                }
                                
                                tWindow::~tWindow()
                                {
                                
                                }
                                
                                void tWindow::onClicked()    //<----to this slot.
                                {
                                    qDebug()<<"HELLO";
                                }
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
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                                  Hi, how do i connect that button to the slots onclicked();?

                                  #include "twindow.h"
                                  #include <QApplication>
                                  
                                  int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                                  {
                                      QApplication a(argc, argv);
                                  
                                      QMainWindow* wind = new QMainWindow();
                                      wind->resize(500,500);
                                  
                                  
                                      tWindow*z=new tWindow;
                                  
                                      //create Button
                                      QPushButton* butt = new QPushButton(wind);  
                                      butt->setText("click");
                                  
                                  
                                      QLabel* labb = new QLabel(wind);
                                      labb->setText("hello World");
                                      labb->setGeometry(200,200,200,200);
                                  
                                      //QObject::connect(button,SIGNAL(clicked(bool)),&a,SLOT(quit()));
                                  
                                      QObject::connect(butt,SIGNAL(clicked(bool)),tWindow,SLOT(onClicked())); //<-----this 
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  #include "twindow.h"
                                  
                                  tWindow::tWindow(QWidget *parent):QMainWindow(parent)
                                  {
                                  
                                  
                                  }
                                  
                                  tWindow::~tWindow()
                                  {
                                  
                                  }
                                  
                                  void tWindow::onClicked()    //<----to this slot.
                                  {
                                      qDebug()<<"HELLO";
                                  }
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
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                                  jsulm
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                                  @thomasGl

                                  connect(butt, &QPushButton::clicked, z, &tWindow::onClicked);
                                  

                                  Please read https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/signalsandslots.html

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

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                                    Hi, how do i connect that button to the slots onclicked();?

                                    #include "twindow.h"
                                    #include <QApplication>
                                    
                                    int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                                    {
                                        QApplication a(argc, argv);
                                    
                                        QMainWindow* wind = new QMainWindow();
                                        wind->resize(500,500);
                                    
                                    
                                        tWindow*z=new tWindow;
                                    
                                        //create Button
                                        QPushButton* butt = new QPushButton(wind);  
                                        butt->setText("click");
                                    
                                    
                                        QLabel* labb = new QLabel(wind);
                                        labb->setText("hello World");
                                        labb->setGeometry(200,200,200,200);
                                    
                                        //QObject::connect(button,SIGNAL(clicked(bool)),&a,SLOT(quit()));
                                    
                                        QObject::connect(butt,SIGNAL(clicked(bool)),tWindow,SLOT(onClicked())); //<-----this 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    #include "twindow.h"
                                    
                                    tWindow::tWindow(QWidget *parent):QMainWindow(parent)
                                    {
                                    
                                    
                                    }
                                    
                                    tWindow::~tWindow()
                                    {
                                    
                                    }
                                    
                                    void tWindow::onClicked()    //<----to this slot.
                                    {
                                        qDebug()<<"HELLO";
                                    }
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
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                                    JonB
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                                    @thomasGl said in Bind Timer with a bool variable.:

                                    QObject::connect(butt,SIGNAL(clicked(bool)),tWindow,SLOT(onClicked())); //<-----this

                                    Please do yourself a favor and only use New Signal Slot Syntax. "Old style" with SIGNAL/SLOT() macros is like a decade out of date nowadays!

                                    QObject::connect(butt, &QPushButton::clicked, tWindow, &tWindow::onClicked);
                                    

                                    It is then optional whether you make your tWindow::onClicked() method take the bool parameter --- if you don't care about the "checked" state you don't have to bother. A slot may have fewer parameters than the signal, but never more.

                                    Having said this: your error is that tWindow is your class (shame you start it with a lowercase letter, very confusing), your instance is z so you will actually want

                                    QObject::connect(butt, &QPushButton::clicked, z, &tWindow::onClicked);
                                    
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                                      @thomasGl said in Bind Timer with a bool variable.:

                                      QObject::connect(butt,SIGNAL(clicked(bool)),tWindow,SLOT(onClicked())); //<-----this

                                      Please do yourself a favor and only use New Signal Slot Syntax. "Old style" with SIGNAL/SLOT() macros is like a decade out of date nowadays!

                                      QObject::connect(butt, &QPushButton::clicked, tWindow, &tWindow::onClicked);
                                      

                                      It is then optional whether you make your tWindow::onClicked() method take the bool parameter --- if you don't care about the "checked" state you don't have to bother. A slot may have fewer parameters than the signal, but never more.

                                      Having said this: your error is that tWindow is your class (shame you start it with a lowercase letter, very confusing), your instance is z so you will actually want

                                      QObject::connect(butt, &QPushButton::clicked, z, &tWindow::onClicked);
                                      
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                                      thomasGl
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                                      #18

                                      i understand thx.

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                                        Because of Q_Object i am getting an error: undefined reference to vtable for lablos and error: Id returned 1 exit status. How can i fix that. I need Q_Object.

                                        #ifndef LABLOS_H
                                        #define LABLOS_H
                                        
                                        #include <QLabel>
                                        
                                        class lablos:public QLabel
                                        {
                                            Q_OBJECT      //<----because of Q_Object i am getting an error..
                                        
                                        
                                        public:
                                            lablos(QWidget* parent);
                                        
                                        
                                        };
                                        
                                        #endif // LABLOS_H
                                        
                                        
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                                          Because of Q_Object i am getting an error: undefined reference to vtable for lablos and error: Id returned 1 exit status. How can i fix that. I need Q_Object.

                                          #ifndef LABLOS_H
                                          #define LABLOS_H
                                          
                                          #include <QLabel>
                                          
                                          class lablos:public QLabel
                                          {
                                              Q_OBJECT      //<----because of Q_Object i am getting an error..
                                          
                                          
                                          public:
                                              lablos(QWidget* parent);
                                          
                                          
                                          };
                                          
                                          #endif // LABLOS_H
                                          
                                          
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                                          Pl45m4
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                                          #20

                                          @thomasGl

                                          Re-run qmake / cmake after you added the Q_OBJECT macro


                                          If debugging is the process of removing software bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in.

                                          ~E. W. Dijkstra

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