passing arguments in SLOT

[eleanor]

Hi, I'm having problem passing arguments in SLOT:

private slot:
    void connectToHost(QString, quint32);

private slot:
    void connectToHost(QString, quint32);

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and I'm calling it like this:

connect(connectButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(connectToHost(host, port)));

connect(connectButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(connectToHost(host, port)));

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while the connectToHost is:

void MainWindow::connectToHost(QString host, quint32 port) {
	/* create and connect to the socket */
	socket = new QTcpSocket(this);
    socket->connectToHost(host, port, QIODevice::ReadOnly);
}

void MainWindow::connectToHost(QString host, quint32 port) {
	/* create and connect to the socket */
	socket = new QTcpSocket(this);
    socket->connectToHost(host, port, QIODevice::ReadOnly);
}

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Problem is:

Object::connect: No such slot MainWindow::connectToHost(host,port)

[janus]

Hi,

isn't it "private slots: ?

[eleanor]

Yes it is...I make a mistake typing....

I have slots in my code.

[caduel]

You don't call a slot with connect.

You create a connection to between a signal and a slot with connect.
Every time that signal is emitted (with its arguments) the slots is called with those.

If you want to call a 'slot', just do it. It is a regular function.

When connecting you must not use names of some variables, but types:

// does not quite work
connect(connectButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(connectToHost(QString, quint32)));

// does not quite work
connect(connectButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(connectToHost(QString, quint32)));

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This does not work either, as the slot's arguments must be those (or less) of the signal.
clicked() has no arguments, so neither can the slot you connect to.

// perhaps in the constructor:
connect(connectButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(doConnect()));
 
MainWindow::doConnect()
{
   connectToHost(host, port);
}

// perhaps in the constructor:
connect(connectButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(doConnect()));

MainWindow::doConnect()
{
   connectToHost(host, port);
}

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where host and port would be members of MainWindow, and doConnect a slot in MainWindow.
connectToHost can be a slot, but does not have to, since you're only connecting to doConnect() here.

HTH

PS: Do read the excellent Qt docs and tutorials on the subject!