How to implement new signal / slot ?

Anonymous_Banned275

OK,
I have a cut and paste code "adding new action " to MDI.
I cannot find anywhere how to add new signal / slot utilizing BOTH QtCreator and QDesigner.

I am looking for something like flow chart

add "slot " (declaration ? ) to class header under

private slots:
void on_actionAddWindow_triggered();
// add
void on_TEST_Action();

code "slot" (definition ?) in class .cpp file

etc....

I can figure out piece parts , but I am not sure "who is on first" sequence of additions.

ADDENDUM
After what seems typical in Qt development - few dead ends and realization that mixing QtCreator and QDesigner is not good idea.
Yes and for you who member - I have asked this way back when I started with Qt. Not much changed since. There are very few "connections" between QtCreator and QDesiger when it comes to Qt main features - GUI and event processing It looks as three separate development groups who do not care to talk to each other.
Too bad.
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JKSH

@AnneRanch said in How to implement new signal / slot ?:

I am looking for something like flow chart

add "slot " (declaration ? ) to class header under

private slots:
void on_actionAddWindow_triggered();
// add
void on_TEST_Action();

code "slot" (definition ?) in class .cpp file

etc....

The steps you described above are correct for slots. You do exactly the same thing as if you're implementing a new function/method.

Just make sure that the name and parameters in the .h file match those in the .cpp file:

// .h

MainWindow : public QMainWindow {
   /* ... */

private slots:
    void on_actionAddWindow_triggered();
};

// .cpp
void MainWindow::on_actionAddWindow_triggered() {
    // Add your logic here
}

I cannot find anywhere how to add new signal / slot utilizing BOTH QtCreator and QDesigner.

Qt Designer is mainly for setting the visual layout. You don't need it to implement new signals/slots.