objective-c

[UIScreen screens] does not show external video out in ios4

I need to send video output to an external video screen from my iphone app. I am using the Apple Composite AV Cable. I get video output when I am playing a video through the ipod app, but when I do [[UIScreen screens] count]; I only get one screen, the main phone screen. For my app I need to have a completely separate window like the...

Determining if an NSDate is today in NSPredicate

I've tried multiple methods and tried some suggestions on this site, but how can I determine if a CoreData attribute "dueDate" is equal to "Today", I know NSDate is a specific time as well but I want the predicate to return if it is the same day/month/year regardless of what the time is in the day. Any suggestions? ...

How to enforce landscape orientation for child view, but not parent view?

I have a UINavigationController (Parent) that is pushing a UIViewController (Child). I understand that both need to support: - (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation { // Return YES for supported orientations return YES; //(interfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait)...

UITableView IndexPath.row out of scope

Hello, I am implementing the following tableview method: - (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView commitEditingStyle:(UITableViewCellEditingStyle)editingStyle forRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath The problem is, when this gets hit, indexpath.row is showing up as out of scope. I am trying to handle the delete button for this...

Objective C error: Passing argument 1 of 'setStringValue:' from incompatible pointer type

Ok here is part of the code that is causing the error: char charlieReturn[10000]; charlieReturn[10000] = system("osascript /applications/jarvis/scripts/getTextCharlieResponce.scpt"); self.charlieOutput.stringValue = charlieReturn; The getTextCharlieResponce.scpt returns something like this: "Hi my name is charlie" and maybe som...

iphone navigation UI 2 levels

the first screen shows a list of categories in tableview select one item goes to the next screen which shows a list of items in that category in a tableview and shows a home nav button back. and selecting an item in this view would take me to a detail view showing a nav button back to that category i just selected. all the examples i've...

NSTableView - programatic display of values in a long table view

Ok, so I am creating an iTunes overlay for a client. My question is, with a given index, how am I able to move the displayed cells/cells in a row to a specific entry in the table view, programatically. In other words, replicating iTunes when you are on a playlist it jumps in its table view to the next song if the table view (strictly th...

Is there a Cocoa equivalent of map from C++?

I really love map in C++, it's fast and easy to program. Is there anything similar in Cocoa? I know I can mix C++ and obj-c together, but I'd rather use a more obj-c way to program :) Thanks!! ...

7-ZIP (LZMA) compression for iPhone (iOS)

Does anybody know if there is an implementation of 7-Zip (LZMA) that would work on iPhone (iOS)? ...

Where to correctly declare and release Objects in Objective C

I would like to know from people with experience where the best place to declare, initialize and release objects is. Should all objects including NSStrings always be declared in the header file? Are variables like an int declared in the header file? If I declare an object or use an object in a method, should it be released in that met...

Objective c quotes and variables

I'm trying to do something like this: NSAppleScript *sendCharlieImput = [[NSAppleScript alloc] initWithSource:@"tell application \"terminal\" to do script " charlieImputSelf " in front window"]; [sendCharlieImput executeAndReturnError:nil]; The variable charlieImputSelf is going to be put into the terminal window as a command. BUT I n...

Removing SectionIndex dynamically

I am using sectionIndexTitlesForTableView to display index in a UITableView. It is working fine but I am using the same TableView to display something where I do not need this index. So, the question is how to remove the sectionIndex? ...

how to gain access to another classes object

I have a UIImageView object in one of my classes, but I need to set that view from within another class. How is access granted to that method? Regards ...

CFReadStreamRef, CFWriteStreamRef and multithreadinf issue.

Hi, I had the following situtation, I'm reading and parsing some packets from the network within a separated thread (not the main thread). After this, I'm trying to put them into a CFWriteStreamRef (created using CFStreamCreateBoundPair, in order to get a CFReadStreamRef that could be able to read the bytes from the writer stream) in a ...

NSFetchedResultsController

I have a table view managed by a NSFetchedResultsController. I am using the Apple-provided boilerplate code in my TableViewController. My predicate retrieves objects based on their name. Everything seems to work fine when it comes to adding/deleting objects using the 'edit' button. If I programmatically change an object's name, things al...

Sorting an NSArray by a key-value relationship that is 2 levels deep

I have an NSArray of UILocalNotification objects that I need to sort according to a key within the UILocalNotification's userInfo property, which is an NSDictionary. I know how to sort NSArrays by a value that is one level deep, e.g., a key within an array of NSDictionaries, but two levels deep I'm lost. I want to do something like this ...

How to convert a string into a series of keystrokes?

I'm using CGPostKeyboardEvent((CGCharCode)0, (CGKeyCode)55, true); to simulate key presses, but say I had a string that I wanted to convert to key presses. How would I go about dividing an NSString up into single characters, and then converting those into key presses? Thanks! Edit: OK I think I found a solution, but I am unable to get...

Code problem - objective c - newbie

Here is the code: - (IBAction) charlieImputText:(id)sender { NSAppleScript *keystrokeReturn = [[NSAppleScript alloc] initWithSource:@"tell application \"System Events\" to keystroke return"]; [keystrokeReturn executeAndReturnError:nil]; [progressBarText startAnimation:self]; charlieImputSelf = [sender stringValue]; NSAppleScript *se...

How to set alpha of uiclearcolor?

I am currently doing this: UIColor *myColor = [UIColor clearColor]; This is great but i would like to specify a certain alpha of "myColor". How would i do so? ...

On rotation table cells do not take up the full width of the table.

When the app first loads the table and cells are correct. When you rotate to landscape mode the table cells look like they are still set up for portrait mode. When you rotate back to portrait the table cells are set up for landscape mode. Is there any way to manage this in the code? Thanks ...