QTabWidget Parenting Problem

Hello,

I am using 4.1.0 and have a tab widget in my main window. I add 2 widgets to the first tab and nothing to the subsequent tabs. The Tab_1 widgets show correctly but when I switch between tabs I expect to see my Tab_1 widgets disappear when Tab_2 is selected. This doesn't happen! The tab 1 widgets always show. This would appear to be a widget parenting problem.

I am using the QTabWidget* as the parent of the group boxes and the QGroupBox* as the parent of my table and layout. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing (or not doing) that is causing the Tab_1 objects to display when Tab_2 is displayed?

Code:

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MainWin::MainWin( QWidget* parent, Qt::WFlags flags ) : QMainWindow( parent, flags )
{
    ui.setupUi( this );
    m_pCentralWidget = new QWidget;
 
    // create tabs
    m_tabWidget = new QTabWidget( this );
    ui.tabWidget = m_tabWidget;
 
    m_tabDMX = new DMXTable( m_tabWidget );
    ui.tabWidget->addTab( m_tabDMX, tr("Tab_1") );
 
    m_tabAll = new AllTable( m_tabWidget );
    ui.tabWidget->addTab( m_tabAll, tr("Tab_2") );
 
    // Load frame with required stuff; Place widgets in frame; left to right
    QFrame* qFrame = new QFrame( this );
    qFrame->setFrameRect( QRect( 0, 0, 0, 0 ) );
    qFrame->setFrameStyle( QFrame::Box | QFrame::Plain );
 
    // Checkbox in frame
    m_onlineChk = new QCheckBox( "Show Online Table  ", qFrame );
    connect( m_onlineChk, SIGNAL( clicked() ), this, SLOT( onlineClicked() ) );
    m_onlineChk->setCheckState( Qt::Checked );
 
    QHBoxLayout* frameLayout = new QHBoxLayout( qFrame );
    frameLayout->setSizeConstraint( QLayout::SetMaximumSize );
    frameLayout->addWidget( m_onlineChk, 0, Qt::AlignRight );
    frameLayout->insertStretch( 0, 0 );
    qFrame->setLayout( frameLayout );
 
    // Put everything onto the main window.
    m_centralLayout = new QGridLayout;
    // Tab widget is 1st
    m_centralLayout->addWidget( m_tabWidget, 1, 0, 1, 1);
    m_centralLayout->setRowMinimumHeight( 1, 300 );
    // Frame is on bottom (just above the status bar)
    m_centralLayout->addWidget( qFrame, 2, 0, 1, 1 );
    m_centralLayout->setRowMinimumHeight( 2, 30 );
 
    setCentralWidget( m_pCentralWidget );
    m_pCentralWidget->setLayout( m_centralLayout );
 
    m_pExitAct = new QAction( tr("E&xit"), this );
    m_pExitAct->setShortcut( tr("Ctrl+Q") );
    connect( m_pExitAct, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(close()) );
 
    m_pFileMenu = menuBar()->addMenu( tr("&File") );
    m_pFileMenu->addAction( m_pExitAct );
 
    show();
 
} // MainWin
 
 
DMXTable::DMXTable( QWidget* pParent ) : QWidget( pParent )
{
    m_parent = pParent;
 
    createConfigTable();
    createOnlineTable();
 
    QVBoxLayout* layout = new QVBoxLayout( pParent );
    layout->addSpacing( 25 );
    layout->addWidget( m_configGroupBox );
    layout->addWidget( m_onlineGroupBox );
}
 
void DMXTable::createConfigTable( void )
{
    QStringList sLabels;
    sLabels << "Status" << "Name" << "Type" << "IP Address" << "Model Name";
 
    // Set up the table area.
    m_configGroupBox = new QGroupBox( tr("Configured Devices"), m_parent );
    m_pConfigTable = new QTableWidget( 1, 5, m_configGroupBox );
 
    m_pConfigTable->setHorizontalHeaderLabels( sLabels );
    m_pConfigTable->setColumnWidth( 0, 40 );
    m_pConfigTable->setColumnWidth( 1, 150 );
    m_pConfigTable->setColumnWidth( 2, 130 );
    m_pConfigTable->setColumnWidth( 3, 120 );
    m_pConfigTable->setColumnWidth( 4, 150 );
 
    QHBoxLayout* layout = new QHBoxLayout( m_configGroupBox );
    layout->addWidget( m_pConfigTable );
    m_configGroupBox->setLayout( layout );
}
 
 
void DMXTable::createOnlineTable( void )
{
    QStringList sLabels;
    sLabels << "Status" << "Name" << "Type" << "IP Address" << "Model Name";
 
    // Set up the table area.
    m_onlineGroupBox = new QGroupBox( tr("Online Devices"), m_parent );
    m_pOnlineTable = new QTableWidget( 1, 5, m_onlineGroupBox );
 
    m_pOnlineTable->setHorizontalHeaderLabels( sLabels );
    m_pOnlineTable->setColumnWidth( 0, 40 );
    m_pOnlineTable->setColumnWidth( 1, 150 );
    m_pOnlineTable->setColumnWidth( 2, 130 );
    m_pOnlineTable->setColumnWidth( 3, 120 );
    m_pOnlineTable->setColumnWidth( 4, 150 );
 
    QHBoxLayout* layout = new QHBoxLayout( m_onlineGroupBox );
    layout->addWidget( m_pOnlineTable );
    m_onlineGroupBox->setLayout( layout );
}

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Try using m_tabwidget... dont do the ui.tabwidget = m_tabwidget... or tell us how ui.tabwidget is declared.

I was being foolish. I placed a QTabWidget control on the MainWindow form and then was creating another in the constructor. I now use the following code, but the problem still exists. The objects on Tab_1 do not go away when Tab_2 has focus.

Code:

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m_tabWidget = new QTabWidget( this );
 
m_tabDMX = new DMXTable( m_tabWidget );
m_tabWidget->addTab( m_tabDMX, tr("Tab_1") );
 
m_tabAll = new AllTable( m_tabWidget );
m_tabWidget->addTab( m_tabAll, tr("Tab_3") );
...
m_centralLayout->addWidget( m_tabWidget, 1, 0, 1, 1);

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Quote:

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Originally Posted by mclark

Code:

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DMXTable::DMXTable( QWidget* pParent ) : QWidget( pParent )
{
    ...
    QVBoxLayout* layout = new QVBoxLayout( pParent );
    ...
}
 
void DMXTable::createConfigTable( void )
{
    ...
    m_configGroupBox = new QGroupBox( ..., m_parent );
    ...
}
 
 
void DMXTable::createOnlineTable( void )
{
    ...
    m_onlineGroupBox = new QGroupBox( ..., m_parent );
    ...
}

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You are creating those widgets on the tab's parent, not on the tab itself. Replace m_parent with "this".

Thanks to both VireX and jacek! These were, indeed, my problems. All is now working as expected.