Call a function every x seconds until button pressed

**bubble** · 10th February 2014, 17:33

Hey there guys, maybe itÂ´s a simple task but itÂ´s driving me a little bit crazy, especially QTime.
IÂ´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 Â´xÂ´ 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:

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void MainWindow::on_pushButton_START_clicked()
{
    ... here is the button that I want to use to START the loop of the main function. Every Â´xÂ´ seconds MAIN FUNCTION loops.     
}
 
void MainWindow::on_pushButton_STOP_clicked()
{
    ... here is the button that I want to use to STOP the loop of the main function...
}
 
void MainWindow::on_pushButton_MAIN_FUNCTION_clicked()
{
    ... here is the function I want to loop...
}

void MainWindow::on_pushButton_START_clicked()
{
    ... here is the button that I want to use to START the loop of the main function. Every Â´xÂ´ seconds MAIN FUNCTION loops.     
}

void MainWindow::on_pushButton_STOP_clicked()
{
    ... here is the button that I want to use to STOP the loop of the main function...
}

void MainWindow::on_pushButton_MAIN_FUNCTION_clicked()
{
    ... here is the function I want to loop...
}

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