Function not calling other than Main function

[Mijaz]

When I can mainPlot(); into main function
as follows it works correctly for one time display.

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

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

When I call makePlot(); to under another function it don't display plot.

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

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

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

     // prepare data:
     QVector<double> x1(200), y1(200);
     for (int i=0; i<x1.size(); ++i)
     {
       x1[i] = i/(double)(x1.size()-1)*15;
       y1[i] = qCos(x1[i]*0.8+qSin(x1[i]*0.16+1.0))*qSin(x1[i]*0.25)+1;
     }

     // create and configure plottables:
     QCPGraph *graph1 = ui->customPlot->addGraph();
     graph1->setData(x1, y1);
     graph1->setScatterStyle(QCPScatterStyle(QCPScatterStyle::ssCircle, QPen(Qt::black, 1.5), QBrush(Qt::white), 9));
        graph1->setPen(QPen(QColor(220, 220, 0), 2));

     // set some pens, brushes and backgrounds:
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->setBasePen(QPen(Qt::white, 1));
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->setBasePen(QPen(Qt::white, 1));
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->setTickPen(QPen(Qt::white, 1));
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->setTickPen(QPen(Qt::white, 1));
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->setSubTickPen(QPen(Qt::white, 1));
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->setSubTickPen(QPen(Qt::white, 1));
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->setTickLabelColor(Qt::white);
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->setTickLabelColor(Qt::white);
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->grid()->setPen(QPen(QColor(140, 140, 140), 1, Qt::DotLine));
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->grid()->setPen(QPen(QColor(140, 140, 140), 1, Qt::DotLine));
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->grid()->setSubGridPen(QPen(QColor(80, 80, 80), 1, Qt::DotLine));
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->grid()->setSubGridPen(QPen(QColor(80, 80, 80), 1, Qt::DotLine));
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->grid()->setSubGridVisible(true);
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->grid()->setSubGridVisible(true);
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->grid()->setZeroLinePen(Qt::NoPen);
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->grid()->setZeroLinePen(Qt::NoPen);
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->setUpperEnding(QCPLineEnding::esSpikeArrow);
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->setUpperEnding(QCPLineEnding::esSpikeArrow);
     QLinearGradient plotGradient;
     plotGradient.setStart(0, 0);
     plotGradient.setFinalStop(0, 350);
     plotGradient.setColorAt(0, QColor(80, 80, 80));
     plotGradient.setColorAt(1, QColor(50, 50, 50));
     ui->customPlot->setBackground(plotGradient);
     QLinearGradient axisRectGradient;
     axisRectGradient.setStart(0, 0);
     axisRectGradient.setFinalStop(0, 350);
     axisRectGradient.setColorAt(0, QColor(80, 80, 80));
     axisRectGradient.setColorAt(1, QColor(30, 30, 30));
    ui->customPlot->axisRect()->setBackground(axisRectGradient);

     ui->customPlot->rescaleAxes();
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->setRange(0, 2); }

void MainWindow::on_start_clicked()
{
  makePlot();
}

[jsulm]

@Mijaz said in Function not calling other than Main function:

When I call makePlot(); to under another function it don't display plot

What does this mean? Can you please explain better?
Which part is not working? on_start_clicked()?

"When I can mainPlot(); into main function" - what does this mean? What is mainPlot()?

[mrjj]

Hi
It should not matter if you call if from constructor or
buttons clicked.
Did you check your slot is actually called?
(on_start_clicked)¨

[Mijaz]

@jsulm
When I call " makePlot();" to main function it works correctly.
But when I call it through on_start_clicked() function it does not work.

[Mijaz]

@mrjj
It works when I call it to main function.
as follows:

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

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

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

 void MainWindow::makePlot()
 {
     // prepare data:
     QVector<double> x1(2000), y1(2000);
     for (int i=0; i<x1.size(); ++i)
     {
       x1[i] = i/(double)(x1.size()-1)*100;
       y1[i] = qCos(x1[i]*0.5+qSin(x1[i]*0.16+1.0))*qSin(x1[i]*0.25)+1;
     }
     // create and configure plottables:
     QCPGraph *graph1 = ui->customPlot->addGraph();
     graph1->setData(x1, y1);
     graph1->setScatterStyle(QCPScatterStyle(QCPScatterStyle::ssCircle, QPen(Qt::black, 1.5), QBrush(Qt::white), 9));
        graph1->setPen(QPen(QColor(220, 220, 0), 2));
     // set some pens, brushes and backgrounds:
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->setBasePen(QPen(Qt::white, 1));
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->setBasePen(QPen(Qt::white, 1));
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->setTickPen(QPen(Qt::white, 1));
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->setTickPen(QPen(Qt::white, 1));
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->setSubTickPen(QPen(Qt::white, 1));
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->setSubTickPen(QPen(Qt::white, 1));
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->setTickLabelColor(Qt::white);
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->setTickLabelColor(Qt::white);
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->grid()->setPen(QPen(QColor(140, 140, 140), 1, Qt::DotLine));
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->grid()->setPen(QPen(QColor(140, 140, 140), 1, Qt::DotLine));
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->grid()->setSubGridPen(QPen(QColor(80, 80, 80), 1, Qt::DotLine));
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->grid()->setSubGridPen(QPen(QColor(80, 80, 80), 1, Qt::DotLine));
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->grid()->setSubGridVisible(true);
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->grid()->setSubGridVisible(true);
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->grid()->setZeroLinePen(Qt::NoPen);
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->grid()->setZeroLinePen(Qt::NoPen);
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->setUpperEnding(QCPLineEnding::esSpikeArrow);
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->setUpperEnding(QCPLineEnding::esSpikeArrow);
     QLinearGradient plotGradient;
     plotGradient.setStart(0, 0);
     plotGradient.setFinalStop(0, 350);
     plotGradient.setColorAt(0, QColor(80, 80, 80));
     plotGradient.setColorAt(1, QColor(50, 50, 50));
     ui->customPlot->setBackground(plotGradient);
     QLinearGradient axisRectGradient;
     axisRectGradient.setStart(0, 0);
     axisRectGradient.setFinalStop(0, 350);
     axisRectGradient.setColorAt(0, QColor(80, 80, 80));
     axisRectGradient.setColorAt(1, QColor(30, 30, 30));
    ui->customPlot->axisRect()->setBackground(axisRectGradient);

     ui->customPlot->rescaleAxes();
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->setRange(0, 3); }

 void MainWindow::on_start_clicked()
{
//ui->lineEdit->setText("Started ploting");
//makePlot();
 }

It is not woking when I call though start button.
as follows:

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

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

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

 void MainWindow::makePlot()
 {
     // prepare data:
     QVector<double> x1(2000), y1(2000);
     for (int i=0; i<x1.size(); ++i)
     {
       x1[i] = i/(double)(x1.size()-1)*100;
       y1[i] = qCos(x1[i]*0.5+qSin(x1[i]*0.16+1.0))*qSin(x1[i]*0.25)+1;
     }
     // create and configure plottables:
     QCPGraph *graph1 = ui->customPlot->addGraph();
     graph1->setData(x1, y1);
     graph1->setScatterStyle(QCPScatterStyle(QCPScatterStyle::ssCircle, QPen(Qt::black, 1.5), QBrush(Qt::white), 9));
        graph1->setPen(QPen(QColor(220, 220, 0), 2));
     // set some pens, brushes and backgrounds:
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->setBasePen(QPen(Qt::white, 1));
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->setBasePen(QPen(Qt::white, 1));
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->setTickPen(QPen(Qt::white, 1));
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->setTickPen(QPen(Qt::white, 1));
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->setSubTickPen(QPen(Qt::white, 1));
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->setSubTickPen(QPen(Qt::white, 1));
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->setTickLabelColor(Qt::white);
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->setTickLabelColor(Qt::white);
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->grid()->setPen(QPen(QColor(140, 140, 140), 1, Qt::DotLine));
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->grid()->setPen(QPen(QColor(140, 140, 140), 1, Qt::DotLine));
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->grid()->setSubGridPen(QPen(QColor(80, 80, 80), 1, Qt::DotLine));
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->grid()->setSubGridPen(QPen(QColor(80, 80, 80), 1, Qt::DotLine));
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->grid()->setSubGridVisible(true);
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->grid()->setSubGridVisible(true);
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->grid()->setZeroLinePen(Qt::NoPen);
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->grid()->setZeroLinePen(Qt::NoPen);
     ui->customPlot->xAxis->setUpperEnding(QCPLineEnding::esSpikeArrow);
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->setUpperEnding(QCPLineEnding::esSpikeArrow);
     QLinearGradient plotGradient;
     plotGradient.setStart(0, 0);
     plotGradient.setFinalStop(0, 350);
     plotGradient.setColorAt(0, QColor(80, 80, 80));
     plotGradient.setColorAt(1, QColor(50, 50, 50));
     ui->customPlot->setBackground(plotGradient);
     QLinearGradient axisRectGradient;
     axisRectGradient.setStart(0, 0);
     axisRectGradient.setFinalStop(0, 350);
     axisRectGradient.setColorAt(0, QColor(80, 80, 80));
     axisRectGradient.setColorAt(1, QColor(30, 30, 30));
    ui->customPlot->axisRect()->setBackground(axisRectGradient);

     ui->customPlot->rescaleAxes();
     ui->customPlot->yAxis->setRange(0, 3); }

 void MainWindow::on_start_clicked()
{
ui->lineEdit->setText("Started ploting");
makePlot();
 }

[mrjj]

Hi
Yes, that is indeed strange.
I tried it here and got the same result.
Not sure what is going on as it should work the same so i suspect
QCustomPlot likes some of it to be setup before shown
as that the only real difference running in the constructor and then in a button's click.
i will have a look tonight when better time :)

[Taytoo]

The only difference is UI Refresh, MainWindow constructor is called BEFORE UI is displayed so customplot redraws everything when MainWindow is first displayed. On the other hand, when you call makePlot() in the button slot, then customplot is not being refreshed.

Looking at the documentation, looks like you have to call replot() method at the end - to draw changes.

[Mijaz]

@mrjj
yes it seems simple but not works.
I am trying myself. Please share with me if you resoulve this issue.

[mrjj]

Hi
Your code works for me with

void MainWindow::on_pushButton_released()
{
     makePlot();
     ui->customPlot->replot();
}

as @Taytoo mentions.