Switching between 2 Forms

[strateng]

Hey,

I was looking at the following link:

http://www.qtcentre.org/threads/2725...Forms-Handling

I wasn't able to get the 2 forms switching with a button.

sudhansu suggested:
create a pointer to form2 in form1 class. allocate memory in constructor.
inside button_on_click slot "call pointer->show();"

I think I may have done this incorrectly, would someone be able to show an example of what I should have coded for that section sudhansu suggested?

Thanks,
Strateng

[tbscope]

What do you mean with form switching?
Your post and the one you refer to don't explain this.

Do you want to have a button on form 1 and when clicking on it show form 2?
Do you also want to have a button on form 2 and when clicking on it show form 1?

[strateng]

Thanks for the reply tbscope.

Oh sorry I thought the one I was referring to actually explained it but I would like a button on form 1 when I click it to show form 2.

At the moment I thought I could use the following code but it doesn't work
Form2 f2;
f2.show();

Thanks,
Strateng

[tbscope]

The following code is pseudo code (as it may contain syntax errors). It's just to give you an idea.
It also assumes you have a form 1 with a button on it.

Class Form1 : public QDialog
{
    Q_OBJECT
 
public:
    Form1(QWidget *parent = 0);
 
private:
    Form2 *mySecondForm;
};

Class Form1 : public QDialog
{
    Q_OBJECT

public:
    Form1(QWidget *parent = 0);

private:
    Form2 *mySecondForm;
};

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Form1::Form1(QWidget *parent) : Dialog(parent)
{
    // standard ui setup here...
 
    mySecondForm = new Form2(this);
 
    connect(ui->buttonShowForm2, SIGNAL(clicked()), mySecondForm, SLOT(show()));    
}

Form1::Form1(QWidget *parent) : Dialog(parent)
{
    // standard ui setup here...

    mySecondForm = new Form2(this);

    connect(ui->buttonShowForm2, SIGNAL(clicked()), mySecondForm, SLOT(show()));    
}

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Try something like that.

[strateng]

Thanks for your reply but sadly I am still unable to get to the other form using similar sample coding you provided.

Thanks,
Strateng

The following code is pseudo code (as it may contain syntax errors). It's just to give you an idea.
It also assumes you have a form 1 with a button on it.

Class Form1 : public QDialog
{
    Q_OBJECT
 
public:
    Form1(QWidget *parent = 0);
 
private:
    Form2 *mySecondForm;
};

Class Form1 : public QDialog
{
    Q_OBJECT

public:
    Form1(QWidget *parent = 0);

private:
    Form2 *mySecondForm;
};

To copy to clipboard, switch view to plain text mode 

Form1::Form1(QWidget *parent) : Dialog(parent)
{
    // standard ui setup here...
 
    mySecondForm = new Form2(this);
 
    connect(ui->buttonShowForm2, SIGNAL(clicked()), mySecondForm, SLOT(show()));    
}

Form1::Form1(QWidget *parent) : Dialog(parent)
{
    // standard ui setup here...

    mySecondForm = new Form2(this);

    connect(ui->buttonShowForm2, SIGNAL(clicked()), mySecondForm, SLOT(show()));    
}

To copy to clipboard, switch view to plain text mode 

Try something like that.

[ChrisW67]

Thanks for your reply but sadly I am still unable to get to the other form using similar sample coding you provided.

How about you put a little effort in to explaining exactly how you are trying to do it, what does and does not happen etc. Post a short example that demonstrates what you are doing and how that fails. We could spend a small eternity playing guessing games otherwise.

[wysota]

http://www.qtcentre.org/faq.php?faq=...esigner_2forms