Pushbutton slot is in header not cpp

[Cyrebo]

All of a sudden when I add a button and do go to slot, the declaration and function for the slot is added in the .h header file and the function is not called. I have several ui forms where the slot is declared in .h and function for the slot is created in the cpp.

I've tried renaming the button, deleted and created a new one but it still creates the function in the header file alone. Manually writing the slot in the cpp doesn't work either, the program doesn't even compile it, it just closes when I click the button.

Thanks in advance for the help

EDIT: Manually writing the function in .cpp does work but I would still like to know why qt creates the function in .h header rather than .cpp source code.

[amleto]

All of a sudden when I add a button and do go to slot
What?

the declaration and function for the slot is added in the .h header file
Ok.

and the function is not called.
What? Do you have an IDE problem or a run-time problem? Try to keep threads related to only one issue otherwise things get too difficult to follow.

[wysota]

If you have problems with QtCreator, please post them in Qt Tools forum.

[Cyrebo]

As in the function should be created in .cpp? What do you find difficult to follow?

[wysota]

It is not true that the method should be created in a cpp file, c++ allows methods implemented inline in the class definition.

[Cyrebo]

It is not true that the method should be created in a cpp file, c++ allows methods implemented inline in the class definition.

But why change now? Your right it doesn't have to but it usually does which is the correct way to do it. I haven't changed compiler or anything.

[wysota]

The compiler has nothing to do with it. If Creator didn't detect you had an implementation file associated with the header file then it created a method body for you in the header file. You can freely move it to the implementation file if you want. And it's not true that it is more "correct" to put method bodies in implementation files. It really depends on the context.

[anda_skoa]

In general, I would advise against using the go-to-slot functionality because it uses the auto connection features based on object names and that can easily get out of sync when editing the designer file.

Cheers,
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