How should C++ signals be handled from a context object in QML?

QM • Qt Forum member • September 11, 2026 • 1 answers

A developer exposed a C++ object to QML and tried to handle its signals using property-style syntax that QML did not accept.

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Dheerendra V Purohit

September 11, 2026 • Independent answer

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Dheerendra recommended using a QML Connections object whose target is the exposed C++ object. Signal handlers then live inside Connections.

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Connections { target: backend; function onValidMove() { } }

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