[SOLVED]Qt Widget Pointer to class

[A Former User]

Hi

i have an old console application which shall not be changed! but i want to change the output class so that a listwidget will add the output as new items

so this widget will call the old classes these will call the output class how do i connect the output class with the widget to add items to the listwidget?

Construct

MainWindow->calls->old classes->call occasionally->output class->adds item in listwidget of MainWindow

code of output class:
@output::output()
{
}

void output::send(std::string text){
///*

QString qtext=QString::fromStdString(text);

QObject::connect(this,SIGNAL(sends(QString)),&w,SLOT(set_protocol(QString)));    //&w is not known !

emit this->sends(qtext);
//*/

///*
std::cout<<text<<std::endl;
//*/

}@

[A Former User]

solved this with global pointer to MainWindow

@MainWindow * pw;

output::output()
{
}

void output::send(std::string text){
///*
QString qtext=QString::fromStdString(text);
QObject::connect(this,SIGNAL(sends(QString)),pw,SLOT(set_protocol(QString)));
emit this->sends(qtext);
QObject::disconnect(this,SIGNAL(sends(QString)),pw,SLOT(set_protocol(QString)));

//*/

///*
std::cout<<"hi "<<text<<std::endl;
//*/

}@

[A Former User]

Why not just connect from the MainWindow to the output::sends signal?

This is how signals and slots are supposed to be used in the first place (the receiver connects to the sender, not the other way round).

As your design already introduces a dependecy on MainWindow in output, you do not need a signal at all, just use <code>pw->set_protocol(qtext)</code>. The triumvirate connect, emit, disconnect already screams that you meant calling a method in the first place.

[A Former User]

thx Lukas

that was really stupid from me!

[A Former User]

You're welcome.

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