objective-c

drawRect is not executing

I have ClockViewController.h and ClockViewController.m inherited from UIViewController. Also 2 other files ClockView.h and ClockView.m inherited from UIView. In Interface builder i have selected Class "ClockView" for the clock, but my drawRect is not executing. I am calling it via setNeedsDisplay from a timer function. even the timer fu...

Problem with saveToFile

Hi, I have a problem with a NSData writeToFile. I have implemented the code below but i have an anomaly. When i run my program on the simulator, the new file is created and the informations are stored; when i build the app in my device , the file isn't created. The debug don't give me any error but don/t save anything. Can you help me? T...

how to update UI controls in cocoa application from background thread

following is .m code: #import "ThreadLabAppDelegate.h" @interface ThreadLabAppDelegate() - (void)processStart; - (void)processCompleted; @end @implementation ThreadLabAppDelegate @synthesize isProcessStarted; - (void)awakeFromNib { //Set levelindicator's maximum value [levelIndicator setMaxValue:1000]; } - (void)dealloc {...

Looking for the log file on iPhone

Hi, I have a problem. I have the code below for save a data on file. I build my app on the device, and run. The result variable is TRUE, but i don't find the file on the my iPhone device. Can you help me? Thank and sorry for my english XP -(void)saveXML:(NSString*)name:(float)x:(float)y:(float)z{ NSMutableData *data = [NSMutableD...

Permits in iPhone apps

HI, I want to create i file in the iPhone application. I try it but i have a anomaly. In my pc the file is correctly written. In other pc with the same program the file wasn't exist. In the iPhone device the file not exist. But the strange think thing is that i haven't any error for the app in the all case. Do you have a idea? Thanks so ...

objective c compare two date strings in NSDate

Hi I am having two date as string , that is assigned to two labels, one label holds current date string, that is may 29, 2010 similarly the other date will be selected by user in this same format, i need to check the user date is present, past , or future. by comparing with current date string. please provide some sample code. Thanks...

NSFetchedResultsController: using of NSManagedObjectContext during update brings to crash

Here is the interface of my controller class: @interface ProjectListViewController : UITableViewController <NSFetchedResultsControllerDelegate> { NSFetchedResultsController *fetchedResultsController; NSManagedObjectContext *managedObjectContext; } @end I use following code to init fetchedResultsController: if (fetchedResults...

how to fetch value from database and compare it in if condition

hi i am new in iphone sqlite3 database I want fetch value from database and this value is check in if condition that is equal to database value how to do this i am not understand. plz help me. ...

iPhone: fast hash function for storing web images (url) as files (hashed filenames)

What is a fast hash function available for the iPhone to hash web urls (images)? I'd like to store the cached web image as a file with a hash as the filename, because I suppose the raw web url could contain strange characters that could cause problems on the file system. The hash function doesn't need to be cryptographic, but it defi...

Difference between performSelectorInBackground and NSOperation Subclass

I have created one testing app for running deep counter loop. I run the loop fuction in background thread using performSelectorInBackground and also NSOperation subclass separately. I am also using performSelectorOnMainThread to notify main thread within backgroundthread method and [NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationN...

how to zoom the view after touching it in objective- for phone.

i want to zoom my uiview, i have added the pdf file in it. i want to zoom that pdf file when i touch it with my finger. ...

ffmpeg : How to set AVFormatContext from NSData.

Hi, I'm using FFmpeg library in Objective-C. I want to set AVFormatContext from NSData which contain imagedata. I know I can set AVFormatContext with av_open_input_file(). so writing contents of NSData to a temporary file, I can do it like this. [data writeToFile:@"./temp.mov" atomically:YES]; av_open_input_file( . . . NSFileManager...

While making an RSS reader which saves articles, how can I prevent duplicates?

Lets say I have a RSS feed which lists the 3 newest questions on SO. At 1 o'clock, the feed looks like this: While making an RSS reader which saves articles, how can I prevent duplicates? Convert char array to UNICODE in MFC C++ How to deploy a Java Swing application with an embedded JavaDB database? At 2 o'clock, this feed looks lik...

Flexible Data source for Multi-Section Table View Controller

I have a TableViewController which display a list of NewsItem objects: @interface NewsItem : NSObject { NSString *feedID; NSString *title; NSDate *published; } I'm trying to implement a Table View Controller (multiple sections) that can display the list in two ways: One divide News Items into sections which based on Pu...

accessing a method from a button within a class?

#import "GameObject.h" #import "Definitions.h" @implementation GameObject @synthesize owner; @synthesize state; @synthesize mirrored; @synthesize button; @synthesize switcher; - (id) init { if ( self = [super init] ) { [self setOwner: EmptyField]; button = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom]; [self setSwitcher...

Return NSString from a recursive function

Hi, I have a recursive function that is designed to take parse a tree and store all the values of the tree nodes in an NSString. Is the algorithm below correct? NSString* finalString = [self parseTree:rootNode string:@""]; -(NSString*)parseTree:(Node*)currentNode string:(NSMutableString*)myString { [myString appendText:currentNo...

libxml2 or NSXMLDocument for create a XML

Hi, I have a question for my iPhone app. I looking for a documentation for libxml2. I have find more example for reading by XML, but my program must create a XML and i don't find anything (example or tutorial) for this. I can create a XML with libxml2 or i must use NSXMLDocument? Can you take me a example? Thanks so much. ...

UIButton only responds in a small area

I'm trying to add a UIButton to a UIView, but am having some trouble with getting it to respond to touches. I have a method which returns UIButtons after I provide it with a tag: - (UIButton*)niceSizeButtonWithTag:(int)tag { UIButton * aButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom]; [aButton setTag:tag]; [aButton a...

Predicate for comparing the month component of a Core Data date attribute

I have a Core Data entity which has a date attribute. I would like to write a predicate to extract all dates within a specific month, e.g. July, irrespective of year. How can this be achieved? Thanks ...

How can I fill a rect with an alpha color using CoreGraphics?

In my drawRect method, I am drawing a PNG image. On top of that, I want to draw a rect with a 20% alpha color, like this: [[UIColor colorWithWhite:0.0 alpha:0.2] set]; UIRectFill(rect); The problem is, that the alpha property seems to get ignored. No alpha is applied at all, just a black rectangle is drawn. How can I fix this? Thanks ...