Do I need two NSObjectControllers?

Question

Hi,

I'm learning about Cocoa bindings. I'm having two completely different objects, each with an iVar that I want to sync with a user interface item. But since they're two different objects and I can only have on "content" outlet with one NSObjectController, do I need another one?

Answer 1

Yes. If you're simultaneously binding two different objects, then you need two object controllers. (It makes a sort of sense; one controller per object.)

However, if you're creating the common list view/detail view interface (as seen in Address Book), then you should only use one object controller, which should be bound to an array controller's selectedObject. (This, too, makes sense, if you think of it as an object controller for the currently selected object, of which there is only one.)