[Qt-interest] How to use a QObject tracking QWeakPointer (thread-)safely?

[Thiago Macieira]

On Wednesday, 1 de December de 2010 22:54:11 Stephen Kelly wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> QWeakPointer QObject tracking section has some cautions about tracking
> objects in other threads. I should call data() only if I can guarantee the
> contained pointer will never be deleted by another thread.
> 
> One way of providing that guarantee is to ensure that data() is only called
> if the contained QObject has affinity to the currentThread().
> 
> How can I guarantee that? It seems like the only thing I can do is document
> it?

Yes. The only way to guarantee that is by construction.

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