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    Default Call a function every x seconds until button pressed

    Hey there guys, maybe it´s a simple task but it´s driving me a little bit crazy, especially QTime.
    I´m learning minute by minute but sometimes I just need to ask something as I really need help.

    What I would like to do is:
    1- Press START button and every ´x´ seconds the MAIN FUNCTION is called, exactly like I would do in a for cycle and it must stop when I click STOP.
    2- Press STOP button and I exit the loop;

    Right now I have this:

    Qt Code:
    1. void MainWindow::on_pushButton_START_clicked()
    2. {
    3. ... here is the button that I want to use to START the loop of the main function. Every ´x´ seconds MAIN FUNCTION loops.
    4. }
    5.  
    6. void MainWindow::on_pushButton_STOP_clicked()
    7. {
    8. ... here is the button that I want to use to STOP the loop of the main function...
    9. }
    10.  
    11. void MainWindow::on_pushButton_MAIN_FUNCTION_clicked()
    12. {
    13. ... here is the function I want to loop...
    14. }
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    Default Re: Call a function every x seconds until button pressed

    QTimer
    For 1. call QTimer::start()
    For 2. call QTimer::stop()
    connect the slot or signal you want to call periodically to QTimer::timeout() signal.

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    Default Re: Call a function every x seconds until button pressed

    Thank you so much! The start function is working!

    But how do I use the timer->stop() inside the STOP function in order to stop the timer that was created inside the START function ?


    Qt Code:
    1. void MainWindow::on_pushButton_START_clicked()
    2. {
    3.  
    4. QTimer *timer = new QTimer(this);
    5.  
    6. connect(timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(on_pushButton_MAIN_FUNCTION_clicked()));
    7. timer->start(1000);
    8.  
    9. }
    10.  
    11. void MainWindow::on_pushButton_STOP_clicked()
    12. {
    13.  
    14. ...
    15.  
    16. }
    17.  
    18.  
    19. void MainWindow::on_pushButton_MAIN_FUNCTION_clicked()
    20. {
    21. ... here is the function I want to loop...
    22. }
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    Default Re: Call a function every x seconds until button pressed

    Keep the "timer" as member of MainWindow class.

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