ReferenceError: xxx is not defined

Jan Kubice

Hello,
I have a problem with c++ and qml.
When I want to use something from c++ class I got ReferenceError: xxx is not defined.
Also, I tried qmlRegysterType and I got "module is not installed" but I prefer to use this method with setContextProperty.

here is my code. It's not all but only important parts.
For test, I just want to set only one text.

main.cpp

#include <QGuiApplication>
#include <QQmlApplicationEngine>
#include <QQmlContext>

#include "xmlreader.h"

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_EnableHighDpiScaling);

    QGuiApplication app(argc, argv);

    xmlReader xmlReaderH;

    QQmlApplicationEngine engine;

    QQmlContext *ctx = engine.rootContext();

    ctx->setContextProperty("xmlReaderCpp", &xmlReaderH);


    ctx->setContextProperty("appdir", QGuiApplication::applicationDirPath());

    const QUrl url(QStringLiteral("qrc:/main.qml"));
    QObject::connect(&engine, &QQmlApplicationEngine::objectCreated,
                     &app, [url](QObject *obj, const QUrl &objUrl) {
        if (!obj && url == objUrl)
            QCoreApplication::exit(-1);
    }, Qt::QueuedConnection);
    engine.load(url);

    return app.exec();
}

XmlReader.h

#ifndef XMLREADER_H
#define XMLREADER_H

#include <QObject>
#include <QString>
#include <QtXml>
#include <QFile>

class xmlReader: public QObject{
    Q_OBJECT
    Q_PROPERTY(QVariant helloText READ helloText WRITE setHelloText NOTIFY helloTextChanged)

private:
    QDomDocument xmlDoc;
    QVariant m_helloText;

public:
    explicit xmlReader(QObject *parent = nullptr);
    QVariant helloText() const;

public slots:
    void setHelloText(QVariant helloText);

signals:
    void helloTextChanged(QVariant helloText);
};

#endif // XMLREADER_H

XmlReader.cpp

#include <xmlreader.h>
#include <QString>
#include <QtXml>
#include <QFile>
#include <QtDebug>

QVariant xmlReader::helloText() const
{
    return m_helloText;
}

void xmlReader::setHelloText(QVariant helloText)
{
    if (m_helloText == helloText)
        return;

    m_helloText = helloText;
    emit helloTextChanged(m_helloText);
}

xmlReader::xmlReader(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
{
    QString helloText = "hi"; //testing text
}

main.qml

import QtQuick 2.9
import QtQuick.Window 2.9
import QtQuick.Controls 2.2
import QtQuick.Layouts 1.3
import Felgo 3.0

App {
    id: win

    NavigationStack{
        Page{
            id: holder
            anchors.fill: parent
            navigationBarHidden: true

            AppText {
                text: xmlReaderCpp.helloText //there is problem
        }
    }


}

Thanks for all your suggestions.

SGaist

Hi and welcome to devnet,

What exactly is xxx ?

Jan Kubice

@SGaist
It's exactly ReferenceError: xmlReaderCpp is not defined

dheerendra

With current code what you pasted, you should to have this issue. This error clearly indicates that xmlReaderCpp is not defined when you load qml file. See your flow.

SGaist

Using a modified main.qml because I don't have Felgo at hand.

Your code is working properly. Just beware that your property will return an invalid variant as you do not initialise m_helloText with any text.

I'd recommend using a simple dummy qml file to get started just to check that you have everything working correctly with base types before going further.

Jan Kubice

@dheerendra But if I understand it right I using ctx->setContextProperty("xmlReaderCpp", &xmlReaderH) before loading any qml so I don't understand why xmlReaderCpp isn't defined.

dheerendra

It is not xmlReader is undefined. Error must be something else. Just copy paste the exact error.

Here your m_helloText is uninitialised. In the constructor you have initialised some other variable.

Please change the constructor statement to
m_helloText = = "Dheerendra";

Then everything should work fine.

Jan Kubice

@dheerendra I initialised m_helloText.
But I still got file:/untitled//main.qml:14: ReferenceError: xmlReaderCpp is not defined

SGaist

Did you try as I suggested with a simpler main.qml file ?

Jan Kubice

@SGaist yes I tried it but still nothing but maybe I managed it, I haven't try it yet because now I don't have time. Everything in my code is fine but there is a problem with Felgo.
For future viewers try this https://felgo.com/developers/forums/t/cant-integrate-c-in-qml. I will try it tomorrow and if it work I close this topic as solved.

But still thanks for helping.

dheerendra

You can refer the example here.

I have taken the code from your sample & made it.