invalid use of non-static member function( in qt)

Question

I've prototyped my function in my mainwindow.h class file(header?):

    class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
{
    Q_OBJECT

    public:
    void receiveP();

Then in my main.cpp class file I tell the function what to do:

void MainWindow::receiveP()
{
     dostuff
}

Then in the main function of my main.cpp class file I try to use it in a thread:

 std::thread t1(MainWindow::receiveP);
 t1.detach();

Which gives me the error "invalid use of non-static member function 'void MainWindow::receiveP()'.

Cameron Cameron · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-30T21:05:19

You're attempting to pass a member function pointer to the constructor of the thread class, which expects a normal (non-member) function pointer.

Pass in a static method function pointer (or pointer to a free function) instead, and explicitly give it the instance of your object:

// Header:
static void receivePWrapper(MainWindow* window);

// Implementation:
void MainWindow::receivePWrapper(MainWindow* window)
{
    window->receiveP();
}

// Usage:
MainWindow* window = this;   // Or whatever the target window object is
std::thread t1(&MainWindow::receivePWrapper, window);
t1.detach();

Make sure that the thread terminates before your window object is destructed.

invalid use of non-static member function( in qt)

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