Second ui slots not working

Ucn_

Hello. I'm new to Qt, I have a second ui (second.cpp, second.h, second.ui + mainwindow.cpp, mainwindow.h, main.cpp, mainwindow.ui) which I call in the mainwindow on a buttonclicked, this works(the widget I invoke from second ui appears in a tab that is in the mainwindow), However, slots in the second ui don't work, even the automatic slots created in designer. But the ones in the mainwindow work. How can I make the slots in second ui work after a button in the same ui is clicked, considering that I inkove the second ui in the mainwindow? I tried to create slots in the designer, used qDebug to print something, and manually created slots "connect", it doesn't do anything not even give errors, but all this only work in the mainwindow. Thanks

The structure of my code:
mainwindow.h

#ifndef MAINWINDOW_H
#define MAINWINDOW_H

#include <QMainWindow>

namespace Ui {
class MainWindow;
}

class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
{
    Q_OBJECT

public:
    explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
    ~MainWindow();

private slots:

    void on_pushButton_clicked();

private:
    Ui::MainWindow *ui;
};

#endif // MAINWINDOW_H

secnui.h

#ifndef SECNUI_H
#define SECNUI_H

#include "ui_secndui.h"
#include <QObject>
#include <QWidget>
#include <QtWidgets>

class secnUi : public QWidget
{
    Q_OBJECT
public:
    explicit secnUi(QWidget *parent = nullptr);

    QVBoxLayout *getTreeto(){

        return ui2.verticalLayout_6;
    }

signals:

private slots:
    void on_pushButton5_clicked();

private:
    Ui::secnUi ui2;
};

#endif // SECNUI_H

mainwindow.cpp

#include "mainwindow.h"
#include "ui_mainwindow.h"
#include "secnui.h"

MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
    QMainWindow(parent),
    ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
{
    ui->setupUi(this);
}

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

void MainWindow::on_pushButton_clicked()
{
    secnUi captureWig;
    QVBoxLayout *sendWig = new QVBoxLayout;
    sendWig = captureWig.getTreeto();

    QWidget *w = new QWidget();
    w->setLayout(sendWig);

    ui->tabWidget->addTab(w, "Newtab");
}

secnui.cpp

#include "secnui.h"
#include "QDebug"

secnUi::secnUi(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent)
{
    ui2.setupUi(this);
}

void secnUi::on_pushButton5_clicked()
{
    qDebug() << "test";
    ui2.pushButton_02->setText("test");
}

main.cpp

#include "mainwindow.h"
#include <QApplication>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    QApplication a(argc, argv);
    MainWindow w;
    w.show();

    return a.exec();
}

mainwindow.ui

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ui version="4.0">
 <class>MainWindow</class>
 <widget class="QMainWindow" name="MainWindow">
  <property name="geometry">
   <rect>
    <x>0</x>
    <y>0</y>
    <width>657</width>
    <height>663</height>
   </rect>
  </property>
  <property name="windowTitle">
   <string>MainWindow</string>
  </property>
  <widget class="QWidget" name="centralWidget">
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <item>
     <widget class="QTabWidget" name="tabWidget"/>
    </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton">
      <property name="text">
       <string>add</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <widget class="QMenuBar" name="menuBar">
   <property name="geometry">
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>657</width>
     <height>21</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
  </widget>
  <widget class="QToolBar" name="mainToolBar">
   <attribute name="toolBarArea">
    <enum>TopToolBarArea</enum>
   </attribute>
   <attribute name="toolBarBreak">
    <bool>false</bool>
   </attribute>
  </widget>
  <widget class="QStatusBar" name="statusBar"/>
 </widget>
 <layoutdefault spacing="6" margin="11"/>
 <resources/>
 <connections/>
</ui>

secnui.ui

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ui version="4.0">
 <class>secnUi</class>
 <widget class="QWidget" name="secnUi">
  <property name="geometry">
   <rect>
    <x>0</x>
    <y>0</y>
    <width>426</width>
    <height>484</height>
   </rect>
  </property>
  <property name="windowTitle">
   <string>Form</string>
  </property>
  <widget class="QWidget" name="verticalLayoutWidget_3">
   <property name="geometry">
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>421</width>
     <height>481</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_6">
    <item>
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_4">
      <property name="title">
       <string>GroupBox</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_7">
       <item>
        <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_5">
         <property name="title">
          <string>GroupBox</string>
         </property>
         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
          <item>
           <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton5">
            <property name="text">
             <string>PushButton</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item>
           <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_02">
            <property name="text">
             <string>PushButton</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item>
           <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_3">
            <property name="text">
             <string>PushButton</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
         </layout>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item>
        <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
         <property name="text">
          <string>Recent Added:</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item>
        <widget class="QTableWidget" name="tableWidget"/>
       </item>
       <item>
        <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="buttonBox_3">
         <property name="standardButtons">
          <set>QDialogButtonBox::Ok</set>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
 </widget>
 <resources/>
 <connections/>
</ui>

jsulm

@Ucn_ said in Second ui slots not working:

secnUi captureWig;

This is a local variable which is destroyed as soon as MainWindow::on_pushButton_clicked() finishes.
Allocate captureWig on the heap.

J.Hilk

Hi @Ucn_

I doubt anyone can help you if you do not post your code, here as well.

Because from what you describe, it could be anything...

Ucn_

@J-Hilk thanks. I have updated my code. I hope someone can help

Pablo J. Rogina

@Ucn_ said in Second ui slots not working:

I have updated my code

and where it is?

Ucn_

@Pablo-J-Rogina I posted the code, the private slot (void on_pushButton5_clicked()) does not work or even a manual one, the code I have posted is just structure of my code, I want to achieve the same results, it doesn't give errors, but the issue is the same

Pablo J. Rogina

@Ucn_ said in Second ui slots not working:

I posted the code

Again, where?
Are you able to see the code under this topic thread?
I cannot.

Ucn_

@Pablo-J-Rogina I am not sure why the code is not showing up, but it's there. I am posting here again
mainwindow.h

#ifndef MAINWINDOW_H
#define MAINWINDOW_H

#include <QMainWindow>

namespace Ui {
class MainWindow;
}

class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
{
    Q_OBJECT

public:
    explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
    ~MainWindow();

private slots:

    void on_pushButton_clicked();

private:
    Ui::MainWindow *ui;
};

#endif // MAINWINDOW_H

secnui.h

#ifndef SECNUI_H
#define SECNUI_H

#include "ui_secndui.h"
#include <QObject>
#include <QWidget>
#include <QtWidgets>

class secnUi : public QWidget
{
    Q_OBJECT
public:
    explicit secnUi(QWidget *parent = nullptr);

    QVBoxLayout *getTreeto(){

        return ui2.verticalLayout_6;
    }

signals:

private slots:
    void on_pushButton5_clicked();

private:
    Ui::secnUi ui2;
};

#endif // SECNUI_H

mainwindow.cpp

#include "mainwindow.h"
#include "ui_mainwindow.h"
#include "secnui.h"

MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
    QMainWindow(parent),
    ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
{
    ui->setupUi(this);
}

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

void MainWindow::on_pushButton_clicked()
{
    secnUi captureWig;
    QVBoxLayout *sendWig = new QVBoxLayout;
    sendWig = captureWig.getTreeto();

    QWidget *w = new QWidget();
    w->setLayout(sendWig);

    ui->tabWidget->addTab(w, "Newtab");
}

secnui.cpp

#include "secnui.h"
#include "QDebug"

secnUi::secnUi(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent)
{
    ui2.setupUi(this);
}

void secnUi::on_pushButton5_clicked()
{
    qDebug() << "test";
    ui2.pushButton_02->setText("test");
}

main.cpp

#include "mainwindow.h"
#include <QApplication>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    QApplication a(argc, argv);
    MainWindow w;
    w.show();

    return a.exec();
}

mainwindow.ui

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ui version="4.0">
 <class>MainWindow</class>
 <widget class="QMainWindow" name="MainWindow">
  <property name="geometry">
   <rect>
    <x>0</x>
    <y>0</y>
    <width>657</width>
    <height>663</height>
   </rect>
  </property>
  <property name="windowTitle">
   <string>MainWindow</string>
  </property>
  <widget class="QWidget" name="centralWidget">
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <item>
     <widget class="QTabWidget" name="tabWidget"/>
    </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton">
      <property name="text">
       <string>add</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <widget class="QMenuBar" name="menuBar">
   <property name="geometry">
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>657</width>
     <height>21</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
  </widget>
  <widget class="QToolBar" name="mainToolBar">
   <attribute name="toolBarArea">
    <enum>TopToolBarArea</enum>
   </attribute>
   <attribute name="toolBarBreak">
    <bool>false</bool>
   </attribute>
  </widget>
  <widget class="QStatusBar" name="statusBar"/>
 </widget>
 <layoutdefault spacing="6" margin="11"/>
 <resources/>
 <connections/>
</ui>

secndui.ui

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ui version="4.0">
 <class>secnUi</class>
 <widget class="QWidget" name="secnUi">
  <property name="geometry">
   <rect>
    <x>0</x>
    <y>0</y>
    <width>426</width>
    <height>484</height>
   </rect>
  </property>
  <property name="windowTitle">
   <string>Form</string>
  </property>
  <widget class="QWidget" name="verticalLayoutWidget_3">
   <property name="geometry">
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>421</width>
     <height>481</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_6">
    <item>
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_4">
      <property name="title">
       <string>GroupBox</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_7">
       <item>
        <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_5">
         <property name="title">
          <string>GroupBox</string>
         </property>
         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
          <item>
           <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton5">
            <property name="text">
             <string>PushButton</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item>
           <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_02">
            <property name="text">
             <string>PushButton</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item>
           <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_3">
            <property name="text">
             <string>PushButton</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
         </layout>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item>
        <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
         <property name="text">
          <string>Recent Added:</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item>
        <widget class="QTableWidget" name="tableWidget"/>
       </item>
       <item>
        <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="buttonBox_3">
         <property name="standardButtons">
          <set>QDialogButtonBox::Ok</set>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
 </widget>
 <resources/>
 <connections/>
</ui>

jsulm

@Ucn_ said in Second ui slots not working:

secnUi captureWig;

This is a local variable which is destroyed as soon as MainWindow::on_pushButton_clicked() finishes.
Allocate captureWig on the heap.

Ucn_

@jsulm thanks, secnUi *captureWig; captureWig = new secnUi(); fixed it. By the way do you know how can I connect a slot to this button that is in second ui, considering it is inside a loop and invoked in the mainwindow?

for (char letter = 'A'; letter <= 'M'; ++letter) {

        std::string s;
        s += letter;
        QString qstr = QString::fromStdString(s);
        QPushButton *button_first = new QPushButton(qstr);
        ui2.horizontalLayout->addWidget(button_first);
    }

a slot like this:

connect(button_first, &QPushButton::triggered, this, &secnUi::openInNewWindow);

jsulm

@Ucn_ said in Second ui slots not working:

connect(button_first, &QPushButton::triggered, this, &secnUi::openInNewWindow);

Sorry, you have to explain better: where is all this code located? Is "this" secnUi instance?
By the way this is not a slot but a call to connect().

Ucn_

@jsulm Actually I figured out, I only needed your solution "Allocate captureWig on the heap". Once again thanks.

aha_1980

Hi @Ucn_,

Just for your information:

std::string s;
s += letter;
QString qstr = QString::fromStdString(s);

can be done better with this constructor: QString qstr = QString(QChar(letter));

Regards

Ucn_

@aha_1980 thanks, I just didn't know how to convert that.