How to open a dialog after QComboBox choice - c++

Question

I have a QComboBox with several choices on a QToolBar. Every choice of the QComboBox will open a specific dialog window.
The problem I have is that after I choose the preferred index on the combobox no dialogs opens up. For simplicity of the example I am linking the same dialog to all choices:
dredgewindow.h
This is the header file
namespace Ui {
class DredgeWindow;
}
class DredgeWindow : public QMainWindow
{
Q_OBJECT
public:
explicit DredgeWindow(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
~DredgeWindow();
private:
Ui::DredgeWindow *ui;
DredgeDB *mDredgeDB;
};
dredgewindow.cpp
DredgeWindow::DredgeWindow(QWidget *parent) :
QMainWindow(parent),
ui(new Ui::DredgeWindow)
{
ui->setupUi(this);
QComboBox* myComboBox = new QComboBox;
ui->toolBarControls->addWidget(myComboBox);
myComboBox->addItem("Please Select");
myComboBox->addItem("Bucket");
myComboBox->addItem("Scow");
myComboBox->addItem("Hopper Dredger");
switch(myComboBox->currentIndex()){
case 0:
// do nothing
break;
case 1:
// Go to Bucket
mDredgeDB = new DredgeDB();
mDredgeDB->show();
break;
case 2:
// Go to Scow...
mDredgeDB = new DredgeDB();
mDredgeDB->show();
break;
case 3:
// Go to Hopper Dredger
mDredgeDB = new DredgeDB();
mDredgeDB->show();
default:
break;
}
}
DredgeWindow::~DredgeWindow()
{
delete ui;
}
So far I have been trying to trigger the opening of the dialogs using the combobox but as soon as I release the mouse (and therefore I switch - case) I expect the dialog to open but nothing happens. This source was useful even though it was not in c++. But still I used it to understand the general approach.
This approach triggers the combobox and set it active but other than that there is no specific indication.
Thanks in advance for pointing to the right direction for solving this problem.

Answer 1

You have to connect QComboBox::activated() signal to some slot.
Signals & Slots in Qt5
New Signal Slot Syntax
qOverload<>
This signal is sent when the user chooses an item in the combobox. The
item's index is passed. Note that this signal is sent even when the
choice is not changed. If you need to know when the choice actually
changes, use signal currentIndexChanged().
Note: Signal activated is overloaded in this class. To connect to this
signal by using the function pointer syntax, Qt provides a convenient
helper for obtaining the function pointer - qOverload<>.
class DredgeWindow : public QMainWindow
{
Q_OBJECT
...
private slots:
void on_combo_index_activated(int index);
...
};
DredgeWindow::DredgeWindow(QWidget *parent)
: QMainWindow(parent)
{
...
connect(myComboBox, QOverload<int>::of(&QComboBox::activated),
[=](int index) { on_combo_index_activated(index); });
...
}
void DredgeWindow::on_combo_index_activated(int index)
{
switch (index)
{
case 0:
// do nothing
break;
case 1:
// Go to Bucket
mDredgeDB = new DredgeDB();
mDredgeDB->show();
break;
case 2:
// Go to Scow...
mDredgeDB = new DredgeDB();
mDredgeDB->show();
break;
case 3:
// Go to Hopper Dredger
mDredgeDB = new DredgeDB();
mDredgeDB->show();
default:
break;
}
}