I have the following classes:
class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
{
Q_OBJECT
public:
explicit MainWindow(QStringList pluginsToStart, QWidget *parent = 0);
~MainWindow();
// some other stuff
public slots:
void on_timeDataChanged(logging::TimeValueVector<bool>& aData);
void on_importStarted();
}
and
class DataImporterWidget : public PluginWidget
{
Q_OBJECT
public:
explicit DataImporterWidget(QWidget *parent = 0);
~DataImporterWidget();
void initConnections(QMap<QString, PluginWidget*> pluginWidgetMap);
in the method initConnections, I want the widget to init the signal-slot connections like so:
void DataImporterWidget::initConnections(QMap<QString, PluginWidget*> pluginWidgetMap)
{
for(Importer* importer : this->getImporterMap().values())
{
connect(importer, SIGNAL(signal_timeDataChanged(logging::TimeValueVector<bool>&)),
parentWidget(), SLOT(on_timeDataChanged(logging::TimeValueVector<bool>&)));
}
connect(this, SIGNAL(signal_importStarted()), parentWidget(), SLOT(on_importStarted()));
}
Importer is a QGroupBox and a base class for derived sub classes specifying concrete data importer types. It works like so: If I press a button, an DataImporterWidget is created and added to a QMdiArea as a QMdiSubWindow. When creating the DataImporterWidget I call the initConnections() method which sets up the signal-slot connections.
Now, when I run the program, I get the following message:
QObject::connect: No such slot
QMdiSubWindow::on_timeDataChanged(logging::TimeValueVector<bool>&) in src/dataimporter/DataImporterWidget.cpp:81
QObject::connect: No such slot QMdiSubWindow::on_importStarted() in src/dataimporter/DataImporterWidget.cpp:85
QObject::connect: (sender name: 'DataImporterWidget')
I do not understand why I get it because the slot is there. Even if I cast the parentWidget to the MainWindow, I get the same error.
PluginWidget is just a base class deriving from QWidget that holds some common functionality for my used plugins. I put Q_OBJECT on each base and derived class but still get this error. However, if I set up the connections in the MainWindow, it works just fine, but I wonder why the above solution won't work.