Question about signal and slot

Bhushan_Sure

firstclass.h

#ifndef FIRSTCLASS_H
#define FIRSTCLASS_H

#include <QObject>

class FirstClass : public QObject
{
    Q_OBJECT
public:
    explicit FirstClass(QObject *parent = nullptr);

signals:
    void signalfirst();

public slots:
    void displayfirst();

};

firstclass.cpp

#include "firstclass.h"
#include "secondclass.h"
#include <QDebug>

FirstClass::FirstClass(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
{

}

void FirstClass::displayfirst()
{
   qDebug()<<"Display First";
   emit signalfirst();
  SecondClass scnd;
scnd.displaysecond();
}

Secondclass.h

#ifndef SECONDCLASS_H
#define SECONDCLASS_H

#include <QObject>

class SecondClass : public QObject
{
    Q_OBJECT
public:
    explicit SecondClass(QObject *parent = nullptr);
    void displaysecond();

signals:
    void signalSecond();

public slots:

};

#endif // SECONDCLASS_H

Secondclass.cpp

#include "secondclass.h"
#include <QDebug>

SecondClass::SecondClass(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
{

}

void SecondClass::displaysecond()
{
    qDebug()<<"Display Second";
    emit signalSecond();
}

main.cpp

#include <QQmlContext>
#include <firstclass.h>
#include <secondclass.h>

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

    qmlRegisterType<SecondClass>("com.mycompany.qmlcomponents", 1, 0, "Secondclasssignal");
    FirstClass first;

    QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
    engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("bhushan",&first);

    engine.load(QUrl(QStringLiteral("qrc:/main.qml")));
    if (engine.rootObjects().isEmpty())
        return -1;

    return app.exec();
}

main.qml

import QtQuick 2.9
import QtQuick.Window 2.2
import com.mycompany.qmlcomponents 1.0

Rectangle
    {
        width: parent.width
        height: parent.height
        color: "red"

        MouseArea
        {
            anchors.fill: parent
            onClicked:
            {
                bhushan.displayfirst()
            }
        }

        Connections
        {
            target: bhushan
            onSignalfirst:
            {
                console.log("first came")
            }
        }

        Secondclasssignal
        {
            onSignalSecond:
            {
                console.log("Second came")
            }
        }
    }

I am able to get signal of first class, But i am not able to get signal of second class,
Is there any solution or explanation why it is so ?

SGaist

Hi,

If you are talking about the second class object you create in displayfirst, it's not connected anywhere so there's no reason for anything to receive the signal.

dheerendra

In addition to what @SGaist said, where do you want the signal of Object of SecondClass ? You are just creating second object in display(..) method. This is object gets destroyed once the function call is over. Second object is not exposed to QML. Second object emits signal. However you have not connected or handling this signal anywhere. No destructors exist in any of the classes. This is making you think something else becz you are not noticing the destruction of objects.

Bhushan_Sure

@dheerendra @SGaist Sir, How can i expose second object that i have created in qml ?

dheerendra

setContextProperty OR
Return the object from method of first class. You need to use qmlRegisterMetaType<>() for this to work.

J.Hilk

@Bhushan_Sure to add to @dheerendra,

to return an object to qml, it has to be created on the heap and if parentless, the QML-Engine will - untill explicitly told otherwise - take ownership of the object and the gc may delete it at any time without you knowing it.

So keep that in mind.

dheerendra

@J-Hilk super caution !!!.

dheerendra

Did the suggestion worked for you ? Hope the issue is resolved.

Bhushan_Sure

@dheerendra @J-Hilk I was doing mistake in this, in
FirstClass.cpp i am making SecondClass scnd(Second class object) and using secondclass object i am emitting signal, but i have registered firstclass object in main.cpp and not SecondClassobject.

In short, i was emiting signal using secondclass_object but i registered only firstclass_object in main.cpp and not Secondclass_object. That's why it is creating problem.