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    Default Problem passing QVector containing QPointF through signal-slot

    Hello!

    I would like to know if someone know's how to pass a Qvector<QPointF> through signals & slots. I've been able to pass a QVector<int> through signals and slots but I'm unable to pass a vector containing QPointF. Could anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? I will post some sample code below:

    main.cpp:
    Qt Code:
    1. int main(int argc, char *argv[])
    2. {
    3. QApplication app(argc, argv);
    4. app.setPalette(Qt::darkGray);
    5.  
    6. qRegisterMetaType< QVector<int> >("QVector<int>");
    7.  
    8. MainWindow mainWindow;
    9.  
    10. SamplingThread samplingThread;
    11. samplingThread.setInterval(1000);
    12.  
    13. mainWindow.connect(&samplingThread, SIGNAL(sendSampleVector(QVector<int>)), &mainWindow, SLOT(plotSampleVector(QVector<int>)));
    14.  
    15. mainWindow.show();
    16.  
    17. samplingThread.start();
    18.  
    19. bool ok = app.exec();
    20.  
    21. samplingThread.stop();
    22. samplingThread.wait(1000);
    23.  
    24. return ok;
    25. }
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    samplingthread.cpp (in samplingthread.h the signal is defined as: void sendSampleVector(QVector<int>))
    Qt Code:
    1. #include "samplingthread.h"
    2. #include <QVector>
    3.  
    4. SamplingThread::SamplingThread( QObject *parent ):
    5. QwtSamplingThread( parent )
    6. {
    7. }
    8.  
    9. void SamplingThread::sample(double elapsed)
    10. {
    11. QVector<int> sampleVector;
    12. sampleVector.append(1);
    13. sampleVector.append(2);
    14. sampleVector.append(3);
    15.  
    16. emit sendSampleVector(sampleVector);
    17. }
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    mainwindow.cpp (in mainwindow.cpp the slot is defined as void plotSampleVector(QVector<int>))
    Qt Code:
    1. void MainWindow::plotSampleVector(QVector<int> sampleVector)
    2. {
    3. qDebug()<<sampleVector;
    4. }
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    Now, the code above works but when I swap the int to QPointf I get tons of errors and it doesn't work. What am I not understanding in this case?

    Also, when using QPointF my samplingthread.cpp is:
    Qt Code:
    1. void SamplingThread::sample(double elapsed)
    2. {
    3. QVector<QPointF> sampleVector;
    4. sampleVector.append(QPointF(1.0,1.0));
    5. sampleVector.append(QPointF(2.0,2.0));
    6. sampleVector.append(QPointF(3.0,3.0));
    7.  
    8. emit sendSampleVector(sampleVector);
    9. }
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    All help apreciated, thanks!

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    Default Re: Problem passing QVector containing QPointF through signal-slot

    I get tons of errors and it doesn't work
    Posting them here could be a good idea.
    btw
    when I swap the int to QPointf
    Did you swap them in signal / slot definition and connect statements too ?

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    Default Re: Problem passing QVector containing QPointF through signal-slot

    Quote Originally Posted by stampede View Post
    Posting them here could be a good idea.
    btw
    Here is my compile output:
    compileoutput.txt

    Quote Originally Posted by stampede View Post
    Did you swap them in signal / slot definition and connect statements too ?
    Yes I did.

    Signal definition: void sendSampleVector(QVector<QPointF>)
    Slot definition: void plotSampleVector(QVector<QPointF>)
    connect: mainWindow.connect(&samplingThread, SIGNAL(sendSampleVector(QVector<QPointF>)), &mainWindow, SLOT(plotSampleVector(QVector<QPointF>)))

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    Default Re: Problem passing QVector containing QPointF through signal-slot

    The first error seems to be a missing #include <QPointF> statement.
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    Default Re: Problem passing QVector containing QPointF through signal-slot

    Quote Originally Posted by wysota View Post
    The first error seems to be a missing #include <QPointF> statement.
    Right, I missed that but I still get a bunch of errors. Below is the new compile output. (had to zip it because textfile was to large)
    compileoutput2.txt.zip

    Or does anyone know a better way to pass a number of points from one thread to another?

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    Default Re: Problem passing QVector containing QPointF through signal-slot

    Still seems to be a missing include in samplingthread.h.

    I can tell you in aedvance that once you solve these problems you will have to use qRegisterMetaType.
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    Default Re: Problem passing QVector containing QPointF through signal-slot

    Quote Originally Posted by wysota View Post
    Still seems to be a missing include in samplingthread.h.

    I can tell you in aedvance that once you solve these problems you will have to use qRegisterMetaType.
    Do you have any idea on what's missing? Because before when I forgot the includes I got errors in my own files but now they are somewhere else. And aren't I already using qRegisterMetaType (in the first post in main.cpp)?

    Also, a more general question so I dont waste time on this problem if it's a bad/inefficient solution; do I have the right approach to what I'm trying to achieve?

    What I'm doing is that I want to have a worker thread reading sensor data and at some times I want to append some of the collected samples to a plot. Would it be better to use sared memory or something between the two threads? Seems harder though...

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    Default Re: Problem passing QVector containing QPointF through signal-slot

    Quote Originally Posted by Mindstormer View Post
    Do you have any idea on what's missing?
    Based on the first error posted, seems a missing #include <QPointF>

    And aren't I already using qRegisterMetaType (in the first post in main.cpp)?
    You are using it for QVector<int> and not QVector<QPointF>.

    Also, a more general question so I dont waste time on this problem if it's a bad/inefficient solution; do I have the right approach to what I'm trying to achieve?
    Well... it depends what you want to achieve. Most probably you can replace the thread with a timer. Of course this won't cause your missing include problem to disappear
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    Default Re: Problem passing QVector containing QPointF through signal-slot

    Quote Originally Posted by wysota View Post
    Based on the first error posted, seems a missing #include <QPointF>
    Finally was able to solve the problem! It turns out that I was looking in the wrong file, I had QpointF included in my samplingthread.cpp but I had forgot to include it in my samplingthread.h file!

    You know why I had to include QpointF when Qvector in the header file? I'm just curious... :P

    Quote Originally Posted by wysota View Post
    You are using it for QVector<int> and not QVector<QPointF>.
    I was using QVector<QPointF> in the registermetatype but the error was in the header file as I just discovered.

    Thanks for all the help guys, problem solved and I'm happy to move on!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mindstormer View Post
    You know why I had to include QpointF when Qvector in the header file? I'm just curious... :P
    Because you had a declaration of a QVector<QPointF> object in the header file.
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