On 03/24/2014 08:10 AM, Graham Labdon wrote: > Thanks for that - my ui is now responsive > What is the correct way to stop my thread running? > I tried m_thread->exit() but it still continues >
Have it periodically check a global, (mutex-protected?) variable and then terminate (by returning from the run() function) voluntarily. > Thanks again > > -----Original Message----- > From: interest-bounces+graham.labdon=avalonsciences....@qt-project.org > [mailto:interest-bounces+graham.labdon=avalonsciences....@qt-project.org] On > Behalf Of André Somers > Sent: 24 March 2014 12:06 > To: interest@qt-project.org > Subject: Re: [Interest] QThread > > Graham Labdon schreef op 24-3-2014 12:38: >> Hi >> I am experimenting with QThreads >> The basic idea is to have a thread performing some task and to have a >> button on the UI that can stop this operation >> >> So I have a class that will perform the operation called >> GeneratorThread that has a start slot In the main ui class I create an >> instance of the class - >> >> m_generatorThread = new GeneratorThread(this); >> >> Then I call moveToThread and make the connections- >> m_generatorThread->moveToThread(m_thread) >> connect(m_thread,&QThread::started,m_generatorThread,& >> GeneratorThread::start); >> connect(m_generatorThread,&GeneratorThread::finished,m_thread,&QThread >> ::quit); >> connect(m_generatorThread,&GeneratorThread::finished,m_generatorThread >> ,&GeneratorThread::deleteLater); >> connect(m_thread,&QThread::finished,m_generatorThread,&GeneratorThread >> ::deleteLater); >> >> And finally I start the thread >> m_thread->start() >> >> The generatorThread simply writes a debug message every second and I see >> this happening. >> The problem is that my ui does not respond to any input - so my stop >> button will not work >> >> I am obviously doing something wrong and would appreciate any help > Yeah, you are doing some things wrong. > Your moveToThread will fail, because GeneratorThread (confusing name for what > seems to be a worker class?) has a parent. That causes that your worker is > not in a different thread at all, but blocking your main thread instead. > > André > > _______________________________________________ > Interest mailing list > Interest@qt-project.org > http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest > _______________________________________________ > Interest mailing list > Interest@qt-project.org > http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest > > _______________________________________________ Interest mailing list Interest@qt-project.org http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest
