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    Default Is it possible to create a QThread without inheriting ?

    I would like to create a QThread by just including "# include <QThread>" and ofcourse giving an statement as:

    QThread* myThread;
    myThread = new QThread();

    This results in this error:

    server.cpp: In member function 'void Server::newConnection()':
    server.cpp:55: error: cannot allocate an object of abstract type 'QThread'
    /usr/local/Trolltech/Qt-4.1.1/include/QtCore/qthread.h:38: note: because the following virtual functions are pure within 'QThread':
    /usr/local/Trolltech/Qt-4.1.1/include/QtCore/qthread.h:86: note: virtual void QThread::run()
    make: *** [server.o] Error 1


    How can I create a QThread then ?

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    Default Re: Is it possible to create a QThread without inheriting ?

    You have to inherit to implement the run() method which is pure virtual (as the compiler already mentioned).

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    Default Re: Is it possible to create a QThread without inheriting ?

    The documentation shows:
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    QThread::QThread ( QObject * parent = 0 )

    Constructs a new thread with the given parent. The thread does not begin executing until start() is called.

    See also start().
    _____________________________________


    As I see it, I could create something like:

    QThread* myThread = new QThread(this);

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    Default Re: Is it possible to create a QThread without inheriting ?

    Quote Originally Posted by probine
    As I see it, I could create something like:

    QThread* myThread = new QThread(this);
    And what would this thread do?

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    Default Re: Is it possible to create a QThread without inheriting ?

    This thread should handle the client's connections - send and receive data.

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    Default Re: Is it possible to create a QThread without inheriting ?

    Quote Originally Posted by probine
    The documentation shows:
    ______________________________________
    QThread::QThread ( QObject * parent = 0 )

    Constructs a new thread with the given parent. The thread does not begin executing until start() is called.

    See also start().
    _____________________________________


    As I see it, I could create something like:

    QThread* myThread = new QThread(this);
    You can't instantiate objects which have at least one virtual method abstract. There's nothing more to it. Besides, without a run() method the thread wouldn't do anything, as already mentioned in previous posts.

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    Default Re: Is it possible to create a QThread without inheriting ?

    Quote Originally Posted by probine
    This thread should handle the client's connections - send and receive data.
    And how would you make it do all of this?

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