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    Default QTimer doesn't expire

    Hi Everyone,

    I have 2 classes- ClassA and ClassB. ClassA has a signal called MySignal and ClassB has a slot called MySlot. And the connection is-
    Qt Code:
    1. connect(ObjClassA ,SIGNAL(MySignal()), ObjClassB,SLOT(MySlot()), Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection);
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    ClassB has a timer called MyTimer which is connected to MyTimeoutSlot in the same class.
    And MySlot is as follows-
    Qt Code:
    1. void ClassB::MySlot()
    2. {
    3. MyTimer.start(2000); //2 secs
    4. }
    5.  
    6. void ClassB::MyTimeoutSlot()
    7. {
    8. qDebug("MyTimer expired");
    9. }
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    The scenario is such that MySignal is emitted continuously (synchronization is taken care of, I mean only after MyTimeoutSlot is finished executing then only next emission of MySignal happens). But what I observed is that sometimes MyTimer doesn't start or worst doesn't expire (I am not sure which among these two is happening).
    Since QTimer is being started inside a slot whose connection type is BlockingQueuedConnection, is that causing an issue?
    Has someone before encountered such issues wherein QTimer doesn't start or expire?

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    Default Re: QTimer doesn't expire

    Is the event loop running during those 2 seconds?
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    Default Re: QTimer doesn't expire

    Quote Originally Posted by wysota View Post
    Is the event loop running during those 2 seconds?
    Yes, event loop is running as ClassB in my case is actually a QWidget class. When ever it receives some data in MySlot(), it displays them in the widget and then when timer expires, the widget is reset.

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    Default Re: QTimer doesn't expire

    Just to be sure: ObjClassA and ObjClassB live in different threads, right?


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    Default Re: QTimer doesn't expire

    Quote Originally Posted by anda_skoa View Post
    Just to be sure: ObjClassA and ObjClassB live in different threads, right?
    Yes yes, both the objects are in different threads.
    There are very high chances of some bug being present in my code and I am trying very hard to detect where the bug could be. Meanwhile I just wanted to know if there are possibilities of a QTimer not starting or not expiring. Can some condition arise wherein inspite of the event loop running QTimer doesn't function properly?

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    Quote Originally Posted by sattu View Post
    Yes yes, both the objects are in different threads.
    Does each thread run its own event loop?
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