Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(Message);
This now makes it possible for Message values to be stored in QVariant objects and retrieved later. See the Custom Type Example for code that demonstrates this.
The Q_DECLARE_METATYPE() macro also makes it possible for these values to be used as arguments to signals, but only in direct signal-slot connections. To make the custom type generally usable with the signals and slots mechanism, we need to perform some extra work.
To enable creation of objects at run-time, call the qRegisterMetaType() template function to register it with the meta-object system. This also makes the type available for queued signal-slot communication as long as you call it before you make the first connection that uses the type.