Observing value changes to an NSUserDefaults key

Question

Hi,

I'm interested in the value change of a particular key which I keep in NSUserdefaults. However, what I have is not working for me. observeValueForKeyPath does not get triggered.

Update: I think I've discovered the issue. Rather than using a defined constant, if I use a string then it gets fired.

 [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] addObserver:self forKeyPath:kSomethingInteresting options:(NSKeyValueObservingOptionNew|NSKeyValueObservingOptionOld) context:nil];

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• (void)observeValueForKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath ofObject:(id)object change:(NSDictionary *)change context:(void *)context {

  NSLog(@"Defaults changed, %@.%@", object, keyPath);

  if ((object == [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults]) && [keyPath isEqualToString:kSomethingInteresting]) { NSLog(@"kSomethingInteresting changed in defaults"); } }

Not ideal but if I precede the addOberver line with:

NSString* keyToObserve = kSomethingInteresting;

And use that in the addObserver line then that works. Seems a bit fiddly?

Answer 1

So I'm going to scrap the use of a defined constant in this instance and in all instances where I need to observe something in userdefaults. Shame, as I like using them for key names throughout.