objective-c

Objective-C to Java cross compiler

It is clear that cross compilers will not be allowed by the Apple App Store, so a developer will need to be familiar with Objective-C to create applications for the iPhone. I was wondering, is there a cross compiler that will take Objective-C application code and rebuild it into a similar Java application that can be packaged for Andro...

Using objective-c objects with an NSDictionary

I want store a URL against a UILabel so that when a user touches the label it takes them to that URL in a UIWebView. I have declared a NSDictionary like so: NSMutableArray *linksArray = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init]; [linksArray addObject: [NSValue valueWithNonretainedObject: newsItem1ReadMoreLabel]]; [linksArray addObject: [NSValue va...

Three20/TTStyle.h No such file or directory error.

Hi I have project, this contains header files like. #import "Three20/TTButton.h" #import "Three20/TTStyle.h" #import "Three20/TTStyleSheet.h" #import "Three20/TTView.h" #import "Three20/TTShape.h" but i am getting no such file, directory error. But i can see those TTButton.h,TTStyle.h... are inside the Three20 Folder. Please Help me...

Syntax highlighting on iPhone Text-Editor

Hi, I want to write a simple text editor for iPhone with syntax highlighting support for c,c++. But the problem is, I dont't know how to do this. The first solution I was thinking about, was to go over the text and highlight keywords when the value of the UITextView has changed, but I think that if I got more than 1000lines of code that ...

Arrays and application data

Hello everyone, At the moment i'm making an application where it is possible to make profiles with different settings. Which datatypes would you recommend me saving these information in? I have a table which is showing the profile name and the version number. But for each profile there need to be stored more information. Therefore the...

Software Synthesizer Library that plays soundfonts / midi on iPhone

Does anyone know if there is an open source MIDI player / synthesizer library that I can incorporate into my iPhone application? ...

How to check whether the cell has a subview or not in iphone?

I am new to iphone development.I have a view called barView which is added as the subview to the cell, if want to check for the condition like this if(cell has a subview barview) { do something....... }else { do something...... } How can i check like this, please help me out.Thanks. ...

Iphone sdk - How to setup a 'template'

I've been working on a Cook Book App and I've been making each page individually which takes a really long time to do, I asked a question similar to this and it was brought to my attention that you can setup a way to automate the design process so all you need to do is input your data. Can someone please explain in as much detail as pos...

how to authenticate googleaccount in iphone ?

how to authenticate googleaccount in iphone ? in my app. i import gdata(gmap)services properly through this link(http://www.johntwang.com/blog/2009/06/08/how-to-use-google-apis-with-iphone-sdk/) next step i want to access my gmail account (showing map) i have no way ? ...

How can I set a connection time out manually?

I use connect(socketfd, (struct sockaddr*)&remoteAddr, sizeof(remoteAddr)) to connect my iPhone to a computer (over WIFI) and it works fine so far. However if the computer is out of reach, my iPhone tries to establish a connection for more than a min. Is there a posibility to set the time manually out to a new value, e.g. 15 sec? ...

Best way of obfuscating / encrypting form data on the iPhone

I want to create an app which holds sensitive information (imagine it's bank account details, thought it's not). The user enters this information on a form the first time the app starts up. I want this info to be saved, and available, any time the user uses the app (without having to enter a password). However, if the iPhone has a passwo...

Is it better to store an NSArray of NSManagedObjects or NSManagedObjectIDs?

In my application I need to keep track of a list of objects that are being displayed. Right now I have an NSArray with all of the NSManagedObjects. Would I be better off to store the ObjectIDs and then only request the object when I need it? I am mainly concerned about memory at this point. ...

What's the difference between arc4random and random?

What's the difference between arc4random and random? ...

Sorting array containing strings in objective c

Hello experts! I have an array named 'names' with strings looking like this: ["name_23_something", "name_25_something", "name_2_something"]; Now I would like to sort this array in ascending order so it looks like this: ["name_25_something", "name_23_something", "name_2_something"]; I guess that should start of with extracting the numbe...

What exactly does GCC -fobjc-direct-dispatch option do?

The GCC manual says: -fobjc-direct-dispatch Allow fast jumps to the message dispatcher. On Darwin this is accomplished via the comm page. Can I assume this flag eliminates dynamic dispatch? How does it work? I believe it should be as fast as a C function call if it is linked directly. ...

Writing a DLNA server (DMS) in Cocoa/Objective-C/C

I'd like to write a DLNA server in Cocoa for the Mac. Are there any libraries for speaking UPnP/DLNA in Objective-C or C? Failing that, where is the spec for DLNA so I can write my own? ...

Objective-C: properties not being saved or passed

Hi, i'm a newbie to iphone development. I'm doing a navigation-based app, and I'm having trouble passing values to a new view. @interface RootViewController : UITableViewController { NSString *imgurl; NSMutableArray *galleryArray; } @property (nonatomic, retain) NSString *imgurl; @property (nonatomic, retain) NSMutableArray *ga...

Drill down tableView: it doesn't show any row on the second view.

I'm trying to build a Drill down tableview to show the information that I have in a hierachy of arrays and classes. I have 3 classes: class Video { nameVideo, id, description, user... } class Topic {nameTopic, topicID, NSMutableArray videos; } class Category {nameCategory, categoryID, NSMUtableArray topics} //AppDelegate.h NS...

from ObjectiveC to ECMAscript

Going thru the excellent Apress books on Objective C. To help in my undertanding, I try and recode any Ojective C code samples in Java/Action-script. One common structure in method calls in ObjC leaves me a bit puzzled. -(id) initWithPressure: (float) pressure treadDepth: (float) treadDepth; (in ECMAscript)Would this be most sim...

MapKit Annotations and User location

Hi all, I followed this tutorial to make my first app: http://icodeblog.com/2009/12/21/introduction-to-mapkit-in-iphone-os-3-0/ I would really like to know how to sort the annotations in the Table in order of distance to the user (the nearest annotation is the first one on the table) How is it possible to do that? I understand that I ...