Signals

Use sigc::signal::connect() or sigc::signal::connect_first() with sigc::mem_fun() and sigc::ptr_fun() to connect a method or function with a signal. More...

Classes
struct	sigc::connection
	Convenience class for safe disconnection. More...
struct	sigc::scoped_connection
	Convenience class for safe disconnection, including automatic disconnection upon destruction. More...
class	sigc::signal< T_return(T_arg...)>
	signal can be used to connect() slots that are invoked during subsequent calls to emit(). More...
class	sigc::signal< T_return(T_arg...)>::accumulated< T_accumulator >
	Like sigc::signal but the additional template parameter T_accumulator defines the accumulator type that should be used. More...
struct	sigc::signal_base
	Base class for the sigc::signal template. More...
class	sigc::signal_with_accumulator< T_return, T_accumulator, T_arg >
	Signal declaration. More...
struct	sigc::trackable
	Base class for objects with auto-disconnection. More...
class	sigc::trackable_signal< T_return(T_arg...)>
	trackable_signal can be used to connect() slots that are invoked during subsequent calls to emit(). More...
class	sigc::trackable_signal< T_return(T_arg...)>::accumulated< T_accumulator >
	Like sigc::trackable_signal but the additional template parameter T_accumulator defines the accumulator type that should be used. More...
class	sigc::trackable_signal_with_accumulator< T_return, T_accumulator, T_arg >
	Signal declaration. More...

Functions
template<typename T_return , typename T_obj , typename... T_arg>
connection	sigc::signal_connect (signal< T_return(T_arg...)> & signal, const T_obj & obj, T_return(T_obj::* fun)(T_arg...) const)
	Connect a const method to a signal. More...
template<typename T_return , typename T_obj , typename... T_arg>
connection	sigc::signal_connect (signal< T_return(T_arg...)> & signal, T_obj & obj, T_return(T_obj::* fun)(T_arg...))
	Connect a non-const method to a signal. More...
template<typename T_return , typename... T_arg>
connection	sigc::signal_connect (signal< T_return(T_arg...)> & signal, T_return(* fun)(T_arg...))
	Connect a function to a signal. More...

Detailed Description

Use sigc::signal::connect() or sigc::signal::connect_first() with sigc::mem_fun() and sigc::ptr_fun() to connect a method or function with a signal.

signal_clicked.connect( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &MyWindow::on_clicked) );

When the signal is emitted your method will be called.

signal::connect() returns a connection, which you can later use to disconnect your method. If the type of your object inherits from sigc::trackable the method is disconnected automatically when your object is destroyed.

When signals are copied they share the underlying information, so you can have a protected/private sigc::signal member and a public accessor method. A sigc::signal is a kind of reference-counting pointer. It's similar to std::shared_ptr<>, although sigc::signal is restricted to holding a pointer to a sigc::internal::signal_impl object that contains the implementation of the signal.

class MyClass
{
public:
  using MySignalType = sigc::signal<void()>;
  MySignalType get_my_signal() { return m_my_signal; }
private:
  MySignalType m_my_signal;
};

signal and slot objects provide the core functionality of this library. A slot is a container for an arbitrary functor. A signal is a list of slots that are executed on emission. For compile time type safety a list of template arguments must be provided for the signal template that determines the parameter list for emission. Functors and closures are converted into slots implicitly on connection, triggering compiler errors if the given functor or closure cannot be invoked with the parameter list of the signal to connect to.

Almost any functor with the correct signature can be converted to a sigc::slot and connected to a signal. See Slots and sigc::signal::connect().

Use sigc::signal_connect() to connect a method or function to a signal without having to explicitly write the required template parameters in case of method or function overloading.

sigc::signal<void(int)> sig;
void fun(int);
void fun(double);
sig.connect(sigc::ptr_fun<void, int>(fun));
// or more simply:
sigc::signal_connect(sig, fun);

It can also be used as a replacement for calling signal::connect() with a sigc::mem_fun() or a sigc::ptr_fun().

Function Documentation

signal_connect() [1/3]

template <typename T_return , typename T_obj , typename... T_arg>

connection sigc::signal_connect ( signal< T_return(T_arg...)> &  signal, const T_obj &  obj, T_return(T_obj::*)(T_arg...) const  fun  )

inline

Connect a const method to a signal.

Parameters

signal	The signal to connect to.
obj	Reference to object instance the functor should operate on.
fun	Pointer to method that should be wrapped.

Returns

A connection.

Since libsigc++ 3.8:

signal_connect() [2/3]

template <typename T_return , typename T_obj , typename... T_arg>

connection sigc::signal_connect ( signal< T_return(T_arg...)> &  signal, T_obj &  obj, T_return(T_obj::*)(T_arg...)  fun  )

inline

Connect a non-const method to a signal.

Parameters

signal	The signal to connect to.
obj	Reference to object instance the functor should operate on.
fun	Pointer to method that should be wrapped.

Returns

A connection.

Since libsigc++ 3.8:

signal_connect() [3/3]

template <typename T_return , typename... T_arg>

connection sigc::signal_connect ( signal< T_return(T_arg...)> &  signal, T_return(*)(T_arg...)  fun  )

inline

Connect a function to a signal.

Parameters

signal	The signal to connect to.
fun	The function that should be wrapped.

Returns

A connection.

Since libsigc++ 3.8: