Option 2 suggested above works best I think and is the cleanest solution. To sum it up:
Header file for event definition:
#ifndef EVENTDEFINITIONS_H
#define EVENTDEFINITIONS_H
#include <QEvent>
extern const QEvent::Type TYPE_AUDIO;
#endif // EVENTDEFINITIONS_H
Cpp file for the event definitions where it is initialized:
#include <eventdefinitions.h>
const QEvent::Type TYPE_AUDIO = static_cast<QEvent::Type>(QEvent::registerEventType());
Event subclass:
#ifndef AUDIOEVENT_H
#define AUDIOEVENT_H
#include <eventdefinitions.h>
#include <QDebug>
class AudioEvent : public QEvent
{
public:
explicit AudioEvent();
};
#endif // AUDIOEVENT_H
#include "audioevent.h"
AudioEvent::AudioEvent() : QEvent(TYPE_AUDIO)
{
qDebug()<<QString("Creating custom event(%1)").arg(static_cast<int>(type()));
}
