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This loop is very slow, I think because I create a lot of intermediate strings. How can I speed it up?

NSArray *splitPoints = [routeGeom componentsSeparatedByString:@"], ["]; routePoints = malloc(sizeof(CLLocationCoordinate2D) * ([splitPoints count] + 1)); int i=0; NSArray *coords; for (NSString* coordStr in splitPoints) { coords = [coordStr componentsSeparatedByString:@","]; routePoints[i].latitude = [[[coords objectAtIndex:0] su...

iphone core data executeFetchRequest memory issue

Hi there, I keep getting a -> Program received signal: “EXC_BAD_ACCESS”. In the following code but I don't really understand why. If I comment out the "executeFetchRequest" lines it goes away. Shouldn't the [results release]; be all that's required? Thanks in advance, Matt // Implement viewDidLoad to do additional setup after loa...

In xcode 3.2, does the iPhone simulator approximate CPU speed?

I just upgraded to Snow Leopard and have noticed that my NSLog() calls (among other things) in the iPhone simulator are taking quite a long time, way longer than they used to. Did Apple update the simulator to better approximate the iPhone's CPU speed? ...

Another Speed Boost Possible?

Thanks to the respondents on this question (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1396949/this-loop-is-very-slow-i-think-because-i-create-a-lot-of-intermediate-strings-h) I was able to speed up my code many orders of magnitude. I think I can probably do a bit better though. Is it possible to avoid the creation of a bunch of NSString's here...

Memory leak UIWebView when loading from file instead of URL?

I have a UIViewController that contains a UIWebView (OS 3.0). If I load it with file data, as soon as the 'Back Button' is hit and the view is dismissed, I'm seeing EXEC_BAD_ACCESS error with WebCore object releasing 'SharedBuffer' - (void)viewDidLoad { NSString *htmlFile = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:fileName ofType:@"ht...

How does multitouch capability look to the API? (IPhone/OS X)

I don't have an IPhone and don't really want to pay $130 a month for a cell phone. (I leave mine in the car most of the time, sometimes the entire weekend.) But I covet the technology as a mobile computing platform. (Cruel Fate.) One of the things I like about it the most is the multitouch capability. How does it look from an API st...

transfer an image to an iphone http

I have setup a connection to a server and now I want to transfer images to the iPhone. What's the best way to do this? I checked here and I don't see a way to transfer anything other than xml. I need images. Thank You! ...

playing ipod library songs in audio queues , not with mpmusicplayer controller

hello ,i need to play songs from my music library in the background , while playing video.. Both audio and video will play at the same time... first i tried using mpmusicplayercontroller to play music , but when i play video , its stops playing song in background. after that i tried to play music using audiotoolbox."Audio Queues". now i...

Pattern for sharing functionality between controllers

I'm writing an iPhone application and I find that there are three controllers in the application that have very similar functionality. They are similar enough that it doesn't make sense to separate them into three separate classes, so I have a "mode" property that clients of the class use to specify how the controller should behave in c...

Why is this C-style code 10X slower than this obj-C style code?

//obj C version, with some - less than one second on 18,000 iterations for (NSString* coordStr in splitPoints) { char *buf = [coordStr UTF8String]; sscanf(buf, "%f,%f,", &routePoints[i].latitude, &routePoints[i].longitude); i++; } //C version - over 13 seconds on 18,000 iterations for (i = 0; buf != NULL; buf = strchr(buf,'[...

How do I rotate a navigation bar to landscape mode without shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation?

Hi, In an app I'm working on, I do not allow shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation, for various reasons, but when the device is moved to landscape orientation, a notification of orientation change is sent, and I run a method that re-arranges the controls in the view. I'd like to have a landscape-oriented navigation bar, too, but I can'...

Compiling for iPhone 2.2.1 using Xcode

Hi, I have been developing an iPhone app. and had the Base SDK set to "iPhone Device 3.0" and Deployment target set to "iPhone OS 3.0". Everything worked fine. I recently realised I actually needed to compile the project to run on devices using version 2.2.1 of the SDK, so I set the deployment target to "iPhone OS 2.2.1". Now when I hit ...

iPhone - Splash Screen with progress bar

Hi Developers, I tried to create a SplashView which display the Default.png in the background and a UIProgressBar in front. But the splash screen is not being updated... Inside my view controller I load first the splash view with a parameter how many steps my initialisation has and then I start a second thread via NSTimer and after eac...

Showing Driving Directions in MapKit

Hello All, is there any way to show the driving directions in iphones MapKit? is there any way to get the coordinates and names of a route as an XML or in other formates from google MAPs API ? eg , http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=39.23232,-103.343433&daddr=41.23232,-104.344343&ie=UTF8&z=12...

Is my understanding of the functions of compass & GPS correct in AR apps ?

In an AR app whereby you annotate objects or buildings in a camera view, I want to understand the role, that different hardware bits - on the phone (iPhone/Android) - play to achieve the AR effect. Please elaborate more on the following: Camera: provides the 2D view of reality. GPS: provides the longitude,latitude of the device. Compas...

How to search for other iPhone/iPod devices on network and then connect to them

Hello All: Can anybody tell me how to search for available iPhone/iPod devices on a network in an iPhone application. I mean I want to connect to available iPhone/iPod devices on a network in one of my application. Thanks in advance Ashwani ...

iphone data migration and application design

Hi there, I'm working on an application that has a read-only database shipped with it. The user will run the application and be able to select a series of "favourites" from the database which will appear in there "favourites" tab bar section. I.e. storing the primary keys. With each update to the application the read only data will p...

Retrieving images to iphone app through XML

Hi, I have made an iphone application in which data is retrieved from remote server through xml saved. I want to retrieve images also with in the XMl and have to show them in my iphone application stored on server. Please help how this can be achieved. ...

Property/Return value for this variable ?

Hi guys, I have a variable declared like this in a class: Entity *array[BOARD_SIZE][BOARD_SIZE]; I need to set up either a @property that allows me to access (read) the array elements, or a function that returns a reference so I can access the array elements. - ( ??? ) getEntityArray { return ???; } or @property (????) Entity ...

Developing for 2.2.1 SDK on Snow Leopard

Hello! I’ve installed Snow Leopard, have Xcode 3.2 and 3.0 iPhone SDK. I want my applications to run on 2.2.1, but the SDK is nowhere to be found in Xcode. I’ve set the deploy target to 2.2.1, but still I cannot be sure I am not using any 3.0-isms. (I’ve sent a sample application to my friend who still has 2.2.1 and it does not run, so i...