Hi,
I was investigating the idea of storing an std::shared_ptr<T> in a QVariant. This would allow me to put a shared pointer to my custom data int a QComboBox's data field. I'm aware of the existence of QSharedPointer. The data I am working with is only available wrapped into an std::shared_ptr (data provided by a 3rd party component). This leaves me with the choice of either storing raw pointers or registering my own type for the use with QVariant. For this, I've been looking at Q_DECLARE_SMART_POINTER_METATYPE. The documentation has the following to say about this macro: >> This macro makes the smart pointer SmartPointer known to QMetaType as a >> smart pointer. This makes it possible to put an instance of SmartPointer<T> >> into a QVariant, if T is a type which inherits QObject. I'd be interested to know why T would be restricted to a type which inherits QObject. Can anybody enlighten me? I’ve also posted this on the forum. Samuel recommended me to post the question on this list instead tho: https://forum.qt.io/topic/111114/q_declare_smart_pointer_metatype-type-restriction ~ Joel
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