Re: [Boost-users] connect boost::signals inside of a slot

From: Doug Gregor (dgregor_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-05-18 12:13:03

On May 18, 2006, at 7:53 AM, Setzer, Sebastian (ext) wrote:

> Hi,
> If you connect (disconnect) a new slot to a signal inside of a slot of
> the same signal, what happens?
> - are the slots called which where connected before the signal was
> called,
> - or is new slot be called this time, too,
> - or is the behaviour undefined?
>
> I didn't find anything on this subject in the manuals. Even if the
> behaviour is undefined, that should be mentioned.

It is unspecified whether that slot will be called this time or not.   
The "Notes" sentence of the connect function is meant to convey this,  
but the wording is rather poor:

        http://www.boost.org/doc/html/signalN.html#id2584315-bb

        Doug