[SOLVED] error C2664: 'App *const' to 'QWidget *'

error C2664: 'App *const' to 'QWidget *'

I'm trying to put an animated gif into my program.

However, when I follow the proper syntax

QMovie *hit1=new QMovie("BadExplosion.gif");
QLabel *processLabel=new QLabel(this);
processLabel->setMovie(hit1);
hit1->start();

in the

void TestApp::draw()
{
//this code and other drawing code here
}

I run into the error

error C2664: 'QLabel::QLabel(QWidget *, Qt::WindowFlags)' : Cannot convert parameter 1 from 'TestApp *const' to 'QWidget *' on the line

QLabel *processLabel=new QLabel(this);

Any ideas? Thanks!

EDIT: TestApp is a custom class.

Solution

If TestApp is a custom class, then it's perfectly normal that this code doesn't work.

Every UI element of Qt may take a parameter at construction, which is the QWidget that will act as a parent. This parent will notably have the responsibility for handling its children deletion. You should read more about this in the Qt Documentation (esp. the doc for QWidget constructor).

In your case, you shouldn't pass this to the QLabel constructor. You must pass another widget that'll become this QLabel parent.

The compiler shows clearly this problem with the message you got. It waits for a QWidget, but got your class instead (which doesn't inherit QWidget at any point).