Setting NSStatusItem Tooltip from a different Object

Question

I have a NSStatusItem called statusItem created in my AppDelegate. I want to change the tooltip in the instance of NSStatusItem in a different object, but don't know how to do so since I'm still getting the hang of the Objective C language coming from Basic.

How should I implement this?

Answer 1

First, add a method to the AppDelegate:

-(void)setStatusToolTip:(NSString*)toolTip
{
    [statusItem setToolTip:toolTip];
}

Now, in the other object from which you want to change the tooltip, do this:

AppDelegate* appDelegate=[NSApp delegate];
[appDelegate setStatusToolTip:@"new tool tip!"];

Answer 2

You might also consider moving the status item creation and ownership from the app delegate to the object that needs to set its tooltip.