QMenu and signals

[mattia]

Hello, i created a menu entry in this way:

QMenuBar *twmmenuBar;
    twmmenuBar = new QMenuBar(twmMainWindow);
 
    QMenu *menuTools;
    menuTools = new QMenu(twmmenuBar);
    menuTools->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("menuTools"));
    twmmenuBar->addAction(menuTools->menuAction());
    menuTools->setTitle(QApplication::translate("twmMainWindow", "Tools", 0,  QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));

QMenuBar *twmmenuBar;
    twmmenuBar = new QMenuBar(twmMainWindow);

    QMenu *menuTools;
    menuTools = new QMenu(twmmenuBar);
    menuTools->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("menuTools"));
    twmmenuBar->addAction(menuTools->menuAction());
    menuTools->setTitle(QApplication::translate("twmMainWindow", "Tools", 0,  QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));

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why this connections doesn't work?

connect ( ui.menuTools , SIGNAL ( triggered( QAction *) ) , this , SLOT ( mySlot QAction * ) ) );

connect ( ui.menuTools , SIGNAL ( triggered( QAction *) ) , this , SLOT ( mySlot QAction * ) ) );

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I get this error:

error: ‘SIGNAL’ was not declared in this scope

error: ‘SIGNAL’ was not declared in this scope

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i checked here
http://doc.trolltech.com/4.2/qmenu.html#triggered
and menuTools is QMenu Object and it should be able to emit the triggered( QAction *) signal.
My needs is throw a slot when menuTools is clicked.
thx

[marcel]

connect ( ui.menuTools , SIGNAL (triggered( QAction *) ) , this , SLOT(mySlot(QAction*) ) );

connect ( ui.menuTools , SIGNAL (triggered( QAction *) ) , this , SLOT(mySlot(QAction*) ) );

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[mattia]

of course, you are right, i made a mistake with the keybord but in my code it's typed in the right way, like you suggest me up here.

[marcel]

Maybe you have a problem with you Qt installation and/or include paths.
Can you compile a simple Qt application?

[mattia]

When i try to add a enty in that menu i don't have problem, it works. It is just that signal that doesn't work...i think i have not problems with path or inclusion...

[jpn]

Do connections work elsewhere? The connection statement you pasted is out of context. Could you paste a larger block of code?

[mattia]

my fault.....it was a context error....thx for your hint!