//! [0] extern void aFunction(); QFuture future = QtConcurrent::run(aFunction); //! [0] //! [1] extern void aFunctionWithArguments(int arg1, double arg2, const QString &string); int integer = ...; double floatingPoint = ...; QString string = ...; QFuture future = QtConcurrent::run(aFunctionWithArguments, integer, floatingPoint, string); //! [1] //! [2] extern QString functionReturningAString(); QFuture future = QtConcurrent::run(functionReturningAString); ... QString result = future.result(); //! [2] //! [3] extern QString someFunction(const QByteArray &input); QByteArray bytearray = ...; QFuture future = QtConcurrent::run(someFunction, bytearray); ... QString result = future.result(); //! [3] //! [4] // call 'QStringList QString::split(const QString &sep, SplitBehavior behavior, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) const' in a separate thread QString string = ...; QFuture future = QtConcurrent::run(string, &QString::split, QString(", "), QString::KeepEmptyParts, Qt::CaseSensitive); ... QStringList result = future.result(); //! [4] //! [5] // call 'void QImage::invertPixels(InvertMode mode)' in a separate thread QImage image = ...; QFuture future = QtConcurrent::run(image, &QImage::invertPixels, QImage::InvertRgba); ... future.waitForFinished(); // At this point, the pixels in 'image' have been inverted //! [5] //! [6] void someFunction(int arg1, double arg2); QFuture future = QtConcurrent::run(boost::bind(someFunction, 1, 2.0)); ... //! [6]