Using QMetaObject::invokeMethod on a SLOT that has a QString Reference argument?

I've looked all over the place and tried many different ways to call a slot with QMetaObject::invokeMethod whose only argument is a QString&. Here is my code:

QString myString = QString(somePoundDefine);
QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "mySlot", Qt::QueuedConnection, Q_ARG(QString&, myString)); //Note that there is NO space between the "QString" and the "&" in the Q_ARG call.

When I run the above code, I get the following printout:
QMetaMethod::invoke: Unable to handle unregistered datatype 'QString&'

Which makes me go to:
http://doc.qt.nokia.com/4.7-snapshot/qmetamethod.html
to read the documentation on that error which says to use qRegisterMetaType().

I've tried a couple different ways of trying to register a QString& data type with no luck.
This may be a case of not seeing the forest for the trees.
Help.

Note that this was originally posted on the "Qt-based Software" part of the forum. Re-posted here under a slightly different title because it seemed more relevant under "Qt Programming".

You can't queue references. The argument gets copied when queued so all references would be broken. What is it that you are trying to achieve?

If you have a slot that accepts a reference like that:

Code:

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void someSlot( const QString& ref );

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then you don't use reference when specifying type in the Q_ARG():

Code:

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QMetaObject::invokeMethod( this, "someSlot", Qt::QueuedConnection, Q_ARG(QString, someString ) );

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The important bit is the const in slot definition.
As wysota mentioned it's a copy of a string so there's no point in changing it.
Also when you register new type you don't register "SomeType&", just "SomeType".

I think the point is he has a non-const reference.