using socket descriptor to identify the clients connected to the Threded server

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Originally Posted by SwanseaLover

i have tried .at() as following but i got an error:

QTcpSocket *clientConnection = new QTcpSocket;
clientConnection->setSocketDescriptor(socketDescriptor);
clientConnections.append(clientConnection);
QTcpSocket clientConnection0 =clientConnections.at(1);

error:24: error: conversion from ‘QTcpSocket* const’ to non-scalar type ‘QTcpSocket’ requested

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The list contains QTcpSocket* elements, you try to assign to a QTcpSocket variable.

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QTcpSocket *clientConnection0 =clientConnections.at(1);

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Access to the second entry in list clientConnections

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Originally Posted by SwanseaLover

i tried

clientConnections.at(0)->write("hello");
but i got error index out of range

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Meaning the list is empty.
Check the index you attempt to use against QList::count() to see it it is valid.

The index you are using has to be >= 0 and < QList::count()

Cheers,
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it's clear now :D
:o
Many Thanks

hi again
i'm trying to access clientConnections according to socketDescriptor insted of index inorder to use write();
i was trying to comper the valuse inserted in the list according to socketDescriptor obtained

so when server accepted a new connection , i debuge socket discrptor


void Server::incomingConnection(int socketDescriptor)
{

QTcpSocket *clientConnection = new QTcpSocket;
clientConnection->setSocketDescriptor(socketDescriptor);
clientConnections.append(clientConnection);

qDebug()<<"socket id :"<<socketDescriptor; ......out put 23 for example

}


so when compering latter :
Server server;
QTcpSocket *checkSocket=new QTcpSocket();
checkSocket->setSocketDescriptor(23)
qDebug()<<server.clientConnections.value(0)<<check Socket; ....it is first connection at index 0

out put:
they are difffernt
QTcpSocket(0x8972438) QTcpSocket(0x896d0e8)

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QTcpSocket *checkSocket=new QTcpSocket();

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You create a new QTcpSocket instance, of course its pointer will be different.

If you want to access the socket by socket descriptor, then better us a QHash instead of a list, using the socket descriptor as the key

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QHash<int, QTcpSocket*> clientConnections;

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clientConnections.insert(socketDescriptor, clientConnection);

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Retrieval

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QTcpSocket *socket = clientConnections.value(socketDescriptor);

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Any reason you want to use the socketDescriptor as the identifier? Where do you store that that you cannot store the pointer to the QTcpSocket directly?

Cheers,
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