duplicate signal/slot connections check

[positive_4_life]

I want to prevent a connection between a ui object signal and a slot from occurring if there is already an existing connection.

I can't use Qt::UniqueConnection due to only being able to use 4.5.x, and I can't use QObject::receivers() as a condition in an if statement because it is a protected function.

//doesn't work as protected
if(ui.comboBox->receivers(SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)))
    QObject::connect(ui.comboBox,SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)),this,SLOT(comboBoxchanged(int)))

//doesn't work as protected
if(ui.comboBox->receivers(SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)))
    QObject::connect(ui.comboBox,SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)),this,SLOT(comboBoxchanged(int)))

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Any ideas how I could I would be able to check for duplicate connections for these ui objects?

[FelixB]

maybe you could disconnect the signal first? then you can be sure there is no connection

[positive_4_life]

I did disconnect the signal, but then some code follows which I can't assure will reconnect or not, and then this code is run which needs to assure a non-duplicate connection, otherwise my slot will evoked multiple times.

[stampede]

(...) but then some code follows which I can't assure will reconnect or not (...)

So recreate the connection after this code. Another way is to subclass QComboBox, this way you can use the "receivers()" method.

[ChrisW67]

What is wrong with using the 4th or 5th argument to connect() and setting it to Qt::UniqueConnection?

[positive_4_life]

What is wrong with using the 4th or 5th argument to connect() and setting it to Qt::UniqueConnection?

Nothing is wrong with that, but the Qt version I am using is only 4.5.x which doesn't have that feature.

I ended up just using blocksignals() instead of disconnecting/reconnecting, as I just wanted to block the signals from triggering the slots when I was programatically setting values for my ui objects. Thanks for your help.

[ChrisW67]

My bad, missed that in your original post.