QPainter

[jacek]

DrawIt::DrawIt(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent)
{
paint = new QPainter();
}

Better create that painter in the paintEvent() method and don't forget to pass "this" as a parameter:

void DrawIt::paintEvent( QPaintEvent * )
{
   QPainter paint( this );
   paint.drawLine(10, 10, 50, 50);
}

void DrawIt::paintEvent( QPaintEvent * )
{
   QPainter paint( this );
   paint.drawLine(10, 10, 50, 50);
}

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As an alternative solution you will have to use QPainter::begin() and QPainter::end().

[Misko]

@Marcel&Jacek: both thanks!!!
It works now!
I find it a lot more difficult to learn C++ because i'm accustomed to Java.
I find Java more straightforward and thus more easy to learn...
What about you?

Regards,
Misko

[marcel]

Well, I do both C++ and Java.
C++ is much more flexible and fast, when it comes to writing desktop applications.
On the other hand, while Java may be easier to learn, it is not really the best choice when writing a desktop application(although fully portable). Java is a server side language and it should be treated as such.

Regards

[Misko]

Hi again!

i'm trying the same thing (drawing a line on a widget), but now in the QDevelop-IDE.
First I create a new Project with a MainWindow.
Then I see that the MainWindowImpl-constructor has the following:
class QPaintEvent;
class QPainter;
public:
MainWindowImpl(QWidget *parent = 0, Qt::WFlags f = 0);
...
Then I implement a function in MainWindowImpl.cpp that calls MainWindowImpl:aintEvent...
So I assume that it should be OK because the MainWindow inherits from QWidget, but on compiling I receive following error in :
no 'void MainWindowImpl:aintEvent(QPaintEvent *)' member declared in class 'MainWindowImpl'
Apparently MainWindowImpl doesn't inherit the function paintEvent from QWidget?
What could be the solution?

Regards,
Misko

[marcel]

Well, first of all, what you're trying to do is incorrect.
You must not call paintEvent manually, unless you set a specific flag for the widget, that allows it to be painted outside a paint event( I doubt you need that).

In qt4 widgets cannot be painted outside paint events.

To schedule a repaint, you must call update(). This will post a paint event in the widgets event queue, that will be handled when the event loop assumes control.

So, call update instead.

However, to solve your problem, how do you call this function?
Can you post some code?

Regards.

[Misko]

Hi Marcel,

I try to draw a polygon on the main widget.
Here's the code i've used. It gave me in the debug-version a segmentation fault...
Poly.h:
#ifndef POLYIMPL_H
#define POLYIMPL_H
#include <QWidget>
#include "ui_poly.h" /* designer made*/
class QPaintEvent;
class QPainter;
class QPolygon;
class PolyImpl:ublic QMainWindow, public Ui::Poly
{
Q_OBJECT
public:
PolyImpl(QWidget *parent = 0, Qt::WFlags f = 0);
protected:
void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *);
private:
QPainter *painter;
QPolygon polygoon;
};
#endif
polyimpl.cpp:
#include <QtGui>
#include "polyImpl.h"
PolyImpl::PolyImpl(QWidget *parent, Qt::WFlags f)
: QMainWindow(parent, f)
{
setupUi(this);
polygoon << QPoint(10, 10) << QPoint(100, 50) << QPoint(75, 75);
}
void PolyImpl:aintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
{
painter->begin(this);
painter->drawPolygon(polygoon);
painter->end();
}
main.cpp:
#include <QApplication>
#include "polyImpl.h"
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
QApplication app(argc, argv);
PolyImpl win;
win.show();
app.connect(&app, SIGNAL(lasWindowClosed()), &app, SLOT(quit()));
return app.exec();
}

[marcel]

Because you don't instantiate the member QPainter.
You have two options:
1. Add:

painter = new QPainter();

painter = new QPainter();

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in the constructor, and:

delete painter;

delete painter;

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in the destructor.

2. Remove the member( recommended ) and in paint event:

QPainter painter(this);
painter.drawPolygon(polygoon);

QPainter painter(this);
painter.drawPolygon(polygoon);

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Regards

[Misko]

Thx Marcel!

It works now!
Not easy to work with .(dot) and -> operators in C++.
Better to get a decent C++-manual to read!

Regards,
Misko