[Qt-interest] QStatemachine: Enter state and assignProperty() issue

[Mandeep Sandhu]

Hi All,

I'm using QSM to control some GUI widgets in an application. I use the
property assignment feature of QSM to make a widget "visible" (using
QWidgets visible property), when its in the state that the widget
represents and, "invisible" when its not.

I also use the QState::onEnty()/onExit() callbacks to do some actions
specific to a state.

The widgets attached to a state expect to be visible when the SM
enters the state. But I found that the property assignment happens
once I return from the onEntry() callback. So any widget that expects
itself to be visible, will not be when we enter the state.

How should such a situation be handled? Should I call the widgets
enter/exit state callbacks using a Timer and not directly from
QState::onEntry()/onExit() functions? Whats a reliable place to assume
that all property assignments have taken place?

Thanks,
-mandeep