Why self.view is not available
I have this code in the main view controller and it is working just fine and as I wanted. loadingActionSheet = [[UIActionSheet alloc] initWithTitle:@"Posting To Twitter..." delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:@"Cancel" ...
objective-c
NSTimer as Alarm
Is the best practice of setting an alarm on OS X to create a NSTimer scheduled for the number of seconds between the current time and the desired time for the alarm, or is there an alternative to that method? ...
Parent class issue - UITableViewController doesn't work
When I access my Search View from my tab bar, the view gets loaded when SearchViewController interface is set like this: @interface SearchViewController : UIViewController but it crashes when I set it like this (although it doesn't crash when it is not accessed through the tab bar): @interface SearchViewController : UITableViewControl...
Create new UIImage by adding shadow to existing UIImage
I've taken a look at this question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/962827/uiimage-shadow But the accepted answer didn't work for me. What I'm trying to do is take a UIImage and add a shadow to it, then return a whole new UIImage, shadow and all. This is what I'm trying: - (UIImage*)imageWithShadow { CGColorSpaceRef colourSpa...
Error while attempting to output data onto console in xcode
I am trying to output general data (source code) from a website, but it just sits there. Can't figure out if its the interface or the code. Would someone double-check for me? #import "Lockerz_RedemptionViewController.h" @implementation Lockerz_RedemptionViewController -(IBAction)start: (id) sender { while (1) { NSMutableData *m...
COCOA: Programatically creating new windows and accessing window objects
I'm having an issue with creating new windows in Cocoa. Hypothetically speaking, lets say I have "WindowA" and has a button called "myButton". When you click on "myButton", it runs this code in the following class file: -(void)openFile2:(id)sender { myNextWindow = [[TestWindowController alloc] initWithWindowNibName:@"MainMenu"]; ...
C Objects in Objective-C
Hi, I couldn't find a clear explanation, just asking to be sure; are C data types handled same way (in terms of memory management) in Obj.C? i.e. they are created on stack, released immediately etc.? So they differ from Obj.C objects? Or may we make an analogy with C# (just an analogy not exactly) so that C types are handled as 'value t...
Creating a Multiwindowed Cocoa Program - Launching Procedure Suggestions?
I'm porting an application I developed in Visual Studio 2008 over to Cocoa. I'm currently doing a 'learn-as-you-go' approach to Cocoa, so I can experiment with different ideas and techniques in smaller, simpler projects and eventually combine them into one big application. My program logic is as follows (in a dumbed-down sense). Items...
using QTkit for recording audio
It looks like using core audio to record audio is overly complicated. While QTkit is basic and down to earth However. All of the examples I have see integrate video and audio together. Does some one have or know an example of using QTkit for recording audio? rw ...
UITableViewCell height with 0 rows
I've got a moderately uncustomized UITableView in my application that presents an array of up to 6 peers for a networking game. When no peers are found the numberOfRowsInSection is 0, so when it loads up, there's no rows in the table: - (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section { return 0...
Proper NSArray initialization for ivar data in a method
I'm new to Objective-C and iPhone development and have been using Apress' Beginning iPhone 3 Programming book as my main guide for a few weeks now. In a few cases as part of a viewDidLoad: method, ivars like a breadTypes NSArray are initialized like below, with an intermediate array defined and then ultimately set to the actual array lik...
Array of pointers in Objective-C using NSArray
Hello, I am writting program for my iphone and have a qestion. lets say i have class named my_obj class my_obj { NSString *name; NSinteger *id; NSinteger *foo; NSString *boo; } now i allocate 100 objects from type my_obj and insert them to array from type NSArray. then i want to sort the Array in two diffe...
Objective-C retain counts in dealloc
I'm seeing something fairly strange here, I've got breakpoints set in various dealloc methods in my app, and on inspection, the retain counts of the object self varies from 1 to 0. When dealloc is called, will the retain count of the object be set to 0 already? I'm using print (int) [self retainCount] in the console to test this. The 0...
Compare two NSArrays and return number of differences
How can I take two NSArrays, compare them, then return the number of differences, preferably the number of different objects, for example: Array 1: one two three Array 2: two four one I would like that to return "1" ...
Removing Objects From NSMutableArray
Hi, I have a NSMutableArray that contains all the calendars on my system (as CalCalendar objects): NSMutableArray *calendars = [[CalCalendarStore defaultCalendarStore] calendars]; I want to remove from calendars any CalCalendar objects whose title does not include the string @"work". I've tried this: for (CalCalendar *cal in calenda...
Limit to 10 number of annotations in mapkit!
Hi, I have all my annotations(as nsdictionnaries) in an array , and the users add them one by one by tapping on an icon. I want to make it impossible to add more annotations after adding 10 annotations (there is 110). Is it here i have to make something?: -(IBAction) plusButtonTapped: (id) sender { NSDictionary *poiDict = [poiArray ob...
Need to sort 3 arrays by one key array
I am trying to get 3 arrays sorted by one key array in objective c for the iphone, here is a example to help out... Array 1 Array 2 Array 3 Array 4 1 15 21 7 3 12 8 9 6 7 8 0 2 3 4 8 When sorted i...
Passing An Array By Reference In Objective-C
I would like to pass a NSMutableArray by reference so that it can be altered by another method. What would be the correct syntax for this? Thanks, ...
UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext threading problem
Hello guys! The reference says this: "You should call this function from the main thread of your application only." But I would like to get the current graphics context from separate threads. What do you think? What can I do to reach this? Edit: Thanks guys for the answers. I don't know which is good for me at the moment, but thank y...
Create swipe controlled simple flipbook style animation in ObjC
Hi I am a beginner in Obj C development, though quite experienced (over 10 years) with other ECMAscript based languages and OOP development. I want to build a simple flipbook style animation, controlled through swiping motion. I'm sure extremely simple for any advanced ObjC coders. Can anyone with extensive ObjC-CocoaTouch experience g...