objective-c

Using objects in an NSArray

Hey I have these UIView objects in a dictionary I have created as such: - (NSArray *)createNumberOfViews:(NSInteger)number { NSMutableArray *viewArray = [NSMutableArray array]; for(NSInteger i = 0; i < number; i++) { UIView *view = [[UIView alloc] init]; // any setup you want to do would go here, e.g.: // view.backgroundColo...

unity to xcode orientation issue

I used Unity iPhone(1.7) to build an app and brought it into Xcode (3.2.3). When the game is built out, Unity creates an appController file automatically and in it, a window is created which displays the game. When I launch the game, I can clearly see when I rotate the device that the window is rotating as well. The game elements themsel...

Must drawInRect: for a separate context be executed on the main thread?

[update: this problem has been resolved; the issue was not in drawInRect: but in UIGraphicsBeginImageContext()] In my app, I'm grabbing a bunch of large images, cropping them down to thumbnail size and storing the thumbnails for previewing. Note that I'm doing this in a separate image context -- this is not about redrawing a UIView th...

Is it possible to receive UITapGestureRecognizer calls in 2 classes at the same time.

I want to call an action in two classes (a superview and a full screen subview) when the user single taps the screen. But, when I add a UITapGestureRecognizer to the subview, the one added to the superview is overridden. Is it possible to add a UITapGestureRecognizer to a subview without overriding the UITapGestureRecognizer added to the...

iPad app UI design questions

The interface of my iPad app has multiple section boxes (looks similar to this stackoverflow page). I'm new to xcode and iOS programming but have years of web development experience. I would like to know what is the best way to design this. Should I put everything in one xib file? (section1headerlabel, section1text1,section1text2..) ...

Including Templated C++ in Objective C

Hello all, I am trying to include a C++ library with quite a few templates into an objective C application. It seems to perpetually choke on a few inline statements inside a shared library: template <class T> inline T MIN(T a, T b) { return a > b ? b : a; } template <class T> inline T MAX(T a, T b) { return a > b ? a : b; } yieldin...

How can I load images into the iphone system cache?

I have a tableView with some large images in it. I'm struggling to improve the very jerky scrolling performance. If I use ImageNamed to load the images, scrolling is jerky at first, but after the images are viewed, scrolling is smooth. I know ImageNamed adds the images into the system cache, so my question is: is it possible to pre-load ...

react to iphone camera changes

i'm searching for a way to analyze the camera's view live. the iphone should recognize and react to sudden changes in brightness. can you give me some hints? leave a comment if my question is not clear enough! ...

UITableView with Custom cell

Hi Guys I have a UIView and on it i have place a tableview, the tableview uses custom cells fed data from an NSArray. Some strangeness going on in that at most I can only ever get the table to display 2 cells even though there are 10 cells there and all 10 are populated. I have a different nib arranged the same way and it works perfect...

iPhone app server communication XML or JSON?

Which method is easier and more efficient? XML or Json Where can I find a tutorial and code samples for each? ...

objective-c : iphone programming wirelessly lock computer from iphone

hi , i am doing an application in which i need to lock,turn off the computer wirelessly. It is possible? ...

If I want to write an iPad app, do I have to buy an iPad?

To program for the iPhone, you need an iPhone. That's because you have to compile the final version of the app on the iPhone hardware. Do you also need an iPad when you program for the iPad? Or will an iPhone also do the job? ...

How can I refresh the cameraViewTransform with my new values? (iPhone)

So, I'm pretty much a noob, and I'm pretty sure I'm missing something fundamental, but this is the last hurdle I need to overcome to finish my app. Basically, I have 2 custom classes, my custom ViewController, and something I'm just calling "Button" which is a camera overlay view with a segmented control on it. The segmented control has...

NSTask and NSPipe example to comunicate with the command line objective-c

Can someone show a quick example on how to use NSTask and NSPipe in conjunction to do this: Charlie AI - run through terminal to comunicate with the AI I want to create a nice GUI for it using xcode and objective c. I want to have 2 NSTextFields for the charlie's response and user input. Then have a send button to send the user input t...

Accessing Google Docs Metadata feed with gdata-objectivec-client

What's the simplest why to access/parse Google Docs Metadata feed with gdata-objectivec-client? ...

Swiping a row in a tableview, clicking other, selects swiped.

Hey guys, I have a tableview, and whenever I swipe a row in section A and after that select a row in section B, it thinks I selected the swiped row in section A! I placed a breakpoint to verify and am 100% sure that it thinks it's that cell AND that it calls it when I select the row in section B. By swipe I mean that you place your fi...

NSTask setLaunchPath Objective-C Cocca

Hello, This is a very simple question. I have a script in the same folder as the Cocoa app. I can't seem to set the path to it properly for setLaunchPath for NSTask. Help please. I have a folder called Project. Inside of it, exist multiple folders but only two we care about: Classes (the source files for the Cocoa app are here) and Rub...

Apple codes used in Applescript-able applications

I read some examples of code necessary to make an application Applescript-able, but I still don't understand if the Apple codes used to identify a command, a class, a property can be any value I want (with the exception of the code for the application class), and if they must be registered in some site. Is there a list of codes with a p...

Iphone Sqlite3 Query too slow

Hello I'm really stuck with my app. I need to make a simple SELECT on one of my tables with aprox 250.000 rows (50mb) using SQLITE3. When I load with Iphone Simulator the query takes 3 sec aprox. When i test my app on the Device the query takes 90 sec. Unfortunately I can't release my app with 90 sec of wait. Here i post my code: -(void...

Date Picker working differently on 3GS than 3G, touch and iPad

My app hit the app store today. I had a user submit a weird bug. I have a date picker that passes back a date that I store as a string in SQLite. I tested the app on the simulator, a 3G, a itouch, and an iPAD. On all of these, it works as expected. However, on this user's 3GS it adds a day to the date selected in the date picker. I...