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    Question inherit from QSqlDatabase

    Good afternoon,

    I guess it is more a c++ beginner's question than actually Qt releated. So it probably fits best here:

    I want to access a MySql database. Everything is working fine. To get a better structure I wanted to have my database interactions in one class:

    MyDatabase

    Ok, so why not inherit from QSqlDatabase and extend with the needed additional members:

    Qt Code:
    1. #ifndef MYDATABASE_H
    2. #define MYDATABASE_H
    3.  
    4. #include <QSqlDatabase>
    5.  
    6. class MyDatabase : public QSqlDatabase
    7. {
    8.  
    9. public:
    10. MyDatabase();
    11. };
    12.  
    13. #endif // MYDATABASE_H
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    If I now want to create a connection with:

    Qt Code:
    1. mydb = MyDatabase::addDatabase("QMYSQL")
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    I get the message:

    Qt Code:
    1. ./Stromverbrauch/mainwindow.cpp: In member function 'int MainWindow::connectDatabase()':
    2. ../Stromverbrauch/mainwindow.cpp:33:44: error: no match for 'operator=' in '((MainWindow*)this)->MainWindow::mydb = QSqlDatabase::addDatabase(const QString&, const QString&)((* & QString((*(const QLatin1String*)(& QLatin1String(QSqlDatabase::defaultConnection))))))'
    3. ../Stromverbrauch/mainwindow.cpp:33:44: note: candidate is:
    4. In file included from ../Stromverbrauch/mainwindow.h:25:0,
    5. from ../Stromverbrauch/mainwindow.cpp:1:
    6. ../Stromverbrauch/mydatabase.h:6:7: note: MyDatabase& MyDatabase::operator=(const MyDatabase&)
    7. ../Stromverbrauch/mydatabase.h:6:7: note: no known conversion for argument 1 from 'QSqlDatabase' to 'const MyDatabase&'
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    Ok, I have read somewhere in a different forum the advice to reimplement the "addDatabase" function.
    But why is this necessary? Shoud the child not inheric also static functions?
    What am I missing to understand the issue?

    I am looking forward for your advice.

    RogerWilco77

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    Default Re: inherit from QSqlDatabase

    It's probably a bad idea at all to try and subclass QSqlDatabase. It is much better and easier to create your own class that accepts QSqlDatabase as a parameter, stores it as a private member and uses it to operate on the database where required.
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    RogerWilco77 (27th January 2013)

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    Default Re: inherit from QSqlDatabase

    Thanks for the advice.
    I will follow it. Still it seems like I have something not understood regarding static functions.
    Have a nice weekend.

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