deleteLater
deleteLater is a member function of QObject in the Qt framework. It schedules the object for deletion by posting a DeferredDelete event to the object's event loop. When the event loop processes this event, the object is deleted in a safe manner, typically by invoking the object's destructor.
The primary purpose of deleteLater is to enable safe deletion of QObjects, especially widgets, without risking
How it works in practice: calling deleteLater queues the deletion and returns immediately. The actual deletion
Thread safety and scope: deleteLater can be invoked from any thread, since the deletion is scheduled through
Example: myWidget->deleteLater(); This is a common pattern when a widget should be removed after its current