Question

I have a QThread defined in MyThread.cpp and .h. There I have a private QTcpSocket.

class MyThread: public QThread {

    Q_OBJECT

public:
    MyThread();
    virtual ~MyThread();

public slots:
    void reconnect();
signals:

protected:
    void run(void);

private:
    QTcpSocket *socket;
};

void MyThread::run(void) {
    bool connected = false;

    connected = prepareSocket(QString::fromLatin1((Global::directionIPSerialServer).toLocal8Bit().data()), 8008, socket);
}

On the other hand, I have a set of functions defined in Functions.cpp and .h, which are not defined into a Functions class, but a namespace.

bool Functions::prepareSocket(QString address, int port, QTcpSocket *socket) {
    socket->connectToHost(address, port);
    if(!socket->waitForConnected(Global::maxTimueToConnectByTCP)){
        qDebug()<<"Error: "<<socket->errorString();
        return false;
    }
    return true;
}

Then, correct me if I’m wrong, when I call a function into Functions to connect the MyThread’s QTcpSocket to a host, I’m supposing I am on the same thread, since I’m calling the function from the thread I’ve created and not a different one.

Despite this, on socket->connectToHost I am getting QObject: Cannot create children for a parent that is in a different thread. twice.

Why is that? What’s wrong?

Answer 1

Try: QObject::moveToThread. This should do the trick.