Xcode Storyboard - Transfer of data - xcode

I'm new to storyboarding so the answer to this may be simplistic,
I've created a viewController in which a UITextField is present. My test is to transfer the data (text) from that text field into a viewController that is pushed onto the screen.
The coding that i have is as follows:
ViewController1.h -
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import "ViewController2.h"
#interface ViewController1 : UIViewController
#property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet UITextField *inputText;
#end
ViewController1.m
#import "ViewController1.h"
#implementation ViewController
#synthesize inputText;
-(void)prepareForSegue:(UIStoryboardSegue *)segue sender:(id)sender {
if ([[segue identifier] isEqualToString:#"showTextController"]) {
ViewController2 *vc2 = [segue destinationViewController];
vc2.selectedText.text = self.inputText.text;
}
}
#end
ViewController2.h -
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#interface ViewController2 : UIViewController
#property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet UILabel *selectedText;
#end
ViewController2.m
#import "ViewController2.h"
#implementation ViewController2
#synthesize selectedText;
#end
The segue between viewController1 and 2 in storyboard is referred to as 'showTextController'.
Is this the correct coding for something so simple? Do i need to be using 'ViewDidLoad' method along with the prepareForSegue:sender method?

It looks correct to me. In fact, this is simpler than we have had in the past since the storyboard takes care instantiating our view controller objects. One thing to note is that if you're using ARC then you shouldn't be retaining your UILabel.
Hope this helps.

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Cocoa NSTextField

i have a problem with accessing value from the NSTExtField in different class here is the code:
AppDelegate.h
#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
#interface AppDelegate : NSObject <NSApplicationDelegate>
#property (assign) IBOutlet NSWindow *window;
#property (weak) IBOutlet NSTextField *numberOfPhrases;
#end
AppDelegate.m
#import "AppDelegate.h"
#implementation AppDelegate
#synthesize numberOfPhrases;
- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification
{
NSLog(#"%#",[numberOfPhrases stringValue]);
}
TestClass.h
#interface TestClass : NSObject
- (IBAction)doSomething:(id)sender;
#end
TestClass.m
#implementation TestClass
- (IBAction)doSomething:(id)sender {
NSLog(#"%#",[numberOfPhrases stringValue]); ?????????
}
You obviously can't access the text field value in another class without a link to it.
To access the text field's value you either need to have one more IBOutlet to it in this class or an IBOutlet to AppDelegate so that you can access its property.
TestClass.h
#interface TestClass : NSObject
{
IBOutlet NSTextField *numberOfPhrases; // connect it to the new referencing outlet of text field by dragging a NSObject object in your xib and setting its class to "TestClass"
}
- (IBAction)doSomething:(id)sender;
#end
OR an another option is to have a IBOutlet of AppDelegate in TestClass (because if you only create a new instance of AppDelegate and not its IBOutlet then a different instance of text field will be created and you will not be able to access the value of your text field)
TestClass.h
#interface TestClass : NSObject
{
IBOutlet AppDelegate *appDel; // connect in the xib
}
- (IBAction)doSomething:(id)sender;
#end
TestClass.m
#implementation TestClass : NSObject
- (IBAction)doSomething:(id)sender
{
[[appDel numberOfPhrases]stringValue]; //get the string value in text field
}
#end
The only thing you're missing is the addition to your TestClass.m file:
#import "TestClass.h"
#import "AppDelegate.h"
#implementation TestClass
- (IBAction)doSomething:(id)sender {
AppDelegate *theInstance = [[AppDelegate alloc] init];
[theInstance numberOfPhrases];
}
#end
You need to include the class header of AppDelegate.h in TestClass.m, then you simply call an instance through [[AppDelegate alloc] init]; You'll need to link your NSTextField to the Sent Actions in Interface Builder do:Something -> TestClass and Referencing Outlets numberOfPhrases -> AppDelegate.
Output:
2014-01-21 23:32:56.499 test[6236:303] Wonders Never Cease

View Switching: Unrecognised selector sent to instance

I made some example that changes view by clicking button.
When clicking the "fist" button in view, I keep getting the error:
[__NSArrayM changeLogView:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x100539e30
Here is the simplified code:
DSWAppDelegate.h
#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
#class DSWHomeViewController;
#interface DSWAppDelegate : NSObject <NSApplicationDelegate>
#property (assign) IBOutlet NSWindow *window;
#property (weak) IBOutlet NSButton *logBtn;
#property (weak) IBOutlet NSTabView *tabView;
#end
DSWAppDelegate.m
#import "DSWAppDelegate.h"
#import "DSWLogViewController.h"
#implementation DSWAppDelegate
- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification
{
// Insert code here to initialize your application
[self.tabView setTabViewType:NSNoTabsNoBorder];
NSTabViewItem *item = nil;
DSWLogViewController *logvc = [[DSWLogViewController alloc initWithNibName:#"DSWLogViewController" bundle:[NSBundle mainBundle]];
item = [[NSTabViewItem alloc] initWithIdentifier:#"log"];
[item setView:logvc.view];
[self.tabView insertTabViewItem:item atIndex:0];
}
#end
DSWLogViewController.h
#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
#interface DSWLogViewController : NSViewController
#property (weak) IBOutlet NSButton *firstBtn;
#property (weak) IBOutlet NSButton *secondBtn;
#property (weak) IBOutlet NSBox *box;
- (IBAction)changeLogView:(id)sender;
- (IBAction)testSelector:(id)sender;
#end
DSWLogViewController.m
#import "DSWLogViewController.h"
#implementation DSWLogViewController
- (IBAction)changeLogView:(id)sender
{
NSLog(#"changeLogView : %#", sender);
}
- (IBAction)testSelector:(id)sender
{
NSLog(#"testSelector : %#", sender);
}
#end
And I checked class name of file owner.
Something is sending a changeLogView: message to a mutable array instead of your view controller. Chances are, whatever you've connected the IBAction to is pointing to the wrong object - an array of some sort, rather than your view controller.

Mac OS X Cocoa multiview application navigation

I've already spent 2 full days trying to figure out how to use NSViewControllers in order to create a multiview application.
Here is what I do.
I have 2 View Controllers and the MainMenu.xib's Window.
I also have an AppController that is the delegate for both View Controllers.
When I launch the app, I'm first greeted with the MainMenu.xib's Window's view which holds a button. On clicking this button, an IBAction is sent to the appController and asks for the SecondViewController to display it's nib. So far, everything's fine and the nib file is displayed correctly.
On the secondViewController, there's another button that sends another IBAction to the appController and asks for the FirstViewController to be displayed but nothing happens,
no crash, no warning... Any help would be much appreciated...
Thanks in advance for your patience...
Here is the code for the AppController.h :
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#import "SecondViewController.h"
#import "FirstViewController.h"
#interface AppController : NSObject
#property (strong) IBOutlet NSWindow *mainWindow;
#property (strong) IBOutlet SecondViewController *secondViewController;
#property (strong) IBOutlet FirstViewController *firstViewController;
- (IBAction)secondButtonfromsecondViewControllerClicked:(id)sender;
- (IBAction)buttonClicked:(id)sender;
#end
and here is the code for the AppController.m :
#import "AppController.h"
#implementation AppController
#synthesize mainWindow = mainwindow;
#synthesize secondViewController;
#synthesize firstViewController;
- (IBAction)buttonClicked:(id)sender {
NSLog(#"button from second View Controller clicked");
self.secondViewController = [[SecondViewController
alloc]initWithNibName:#"SecondViewController" bundle:nil];
self.mainWindow.contentView = self.secondViewController.view;
[self.secondViewController.view setAutoresizingMask:NSViewWidthSizable |
NSViewHeightSizable];
}
- (IBAction)secondButtonfromsecondViewControllerClicked:(id)sender {
NSLog(#"button from first ViewController clicked");
self.firstViewController = [[FirstViewController
alloc]initWithNibName:#"FirstViewController" bundle:nil];
self.mainWindow.contentView = [self.firstViewController view];
}
#end
Well, anyone can help me, I just need a single view application that displays a first ViewController with a button on the first viewController that takes me to a second view controller with a second button that takes me back to my first viewcontroller... I've already spent more than a week on that... in vain... PS : I don't want any button on the mainMenu.xib window nor tabs.
here is the solution to my question then.
Here's the code for the AppDelegate.h:
// AppDelegate.h
#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
#import "FirstViewController.h"
#import "SecondViewController.h"
//We need to declare the AppDelegate class as being the delegate for both
//FirstViewController and SecondViewController
#interface AppDelegate : NSObject <NSApplicationDelegate,
FirstViewControllerDelegate, SecondViewControllerDelegate>
#property (strong, nonatomic) NSWindow *window;
#property (strong) FirstViewController *firstViewController;
#property (strong) SecondViewController *secondViewController;
-(void) goToSecondView;
-(void) goToFirstView;
#end
Now, here's the AppDelegate.m:
// AppDelegate.m
#import "AppDelegate.h"
#implementation AppDelegate
#synthesize window = _window;
#synthesize firstViewController;
#synthesize secondViewController;
-(void) awakeFromNib {
[self goToFirstView];
self.firstViewController.delegate = self;
}
-(void) goToSecondView {
if (self.secondViewController ==nil) {
self.secondViewController =[[SecondViewController alloc]
initWithNibName:#"SecondViewController" bundle:nil];
}
self.window.contentView = [self.secondViewController view];
}
-(void) goToFirstView {
if (self.firstViewController ==nil) {
self.firstViewController =[[FirstViewController alloc]
initWithNibName:#"FirstViewController" bundle:nil];
}
self.window.contentView = [self.firstViewController view];
}
#end
Next we need to set delegates in the FirstViewController and the SecondViewController
// FirstViewController.h
#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
#import "SecondViewController.h"
//We declare the delegation protocole:
#protocol FirstViewControllerDelegate <NSObject>
-(void)goToSecondView;
#end
#interface FirstViewController : NSViewController
- (IBAction)firstViewControllerButtonClicked:(id)sender;
#property (nonatomic, strong) id <FirstViewControllerDelegate> delegate;
#end
And here is the FirstViewController.m:
// FirstViewController.m
#import "FirstViewController.h"
#implementation FirstViewController
#synthesize delegate;
- (id)initWithNibName:(NSString *)nibNameOrNil bundle:(NSBundle *)nibBundleOrNil{
self = [super initWithNibName:nibNameOrNil bundle:nibBundleOrNil];
if (self) {
self.delegate = [NSApp delegate];
}
return self;
}
- (IBAction)firstViewControllerButtonClicked:(id)sender {
NSLog(#"button from first View Controller clicked");
if ([self.delegate respondsToSelector:#selector(goToSecondView)]) {
[self.delegate goToSecondView];
}
}
#end
Now, same thing for the SecondViewController:
// SecondViewController.h
#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
#protocol SecondViewControllerDelegate <NSObject>
-(void)goToFirstView;
#end
#interface SecondViewController : NSViewController
#property (nonatomic, strong) id <SecondViewControllerDelegate> delegate;
- (IBAction)goToFirstViewControllerButtonClicked:(id)sender;
#end
And here's the SecondViewController.m:
// SecondViewController.m
#import "SecondViewController.h"
#interface SecondViewController ()
#end
#implementation SecondViewController
- (id)initWithNibName:(NSString *)nibNameOrNil bundle:(NSBundle *)nibBundleOrNil{
self = [super initWithNibName:nibNameOrNil bundle:nibBundleOrNil];
if (self) {
self.delegate = [NSApp delegate];
}
return self;
}
- (IBAction)goToFirstViewControllerButtonClicked:(id)sender {
NSLog(#"button from Second View Controller clicked");
if ([self.delegate respondsToSelector:#selector(goToFirstView)]) {
[self.delegate goToFirstView];
}
}
#end
Well, I guess this code may be improved and if you have any suggestion, feel free to let me know. Hope it will help others.
THE PROBLEM: When the user presses a button in View2, you want View1 to appear. It's not.
STEP 1: You say that the button should be invoking an action on your AppController. Set a breakpoint (or add a diagnostic log) in that action, just to verify that it is, in fact, being invoked.
STEP 2: Think about what you want that action to do, precisely. My guess is that you want to hide View2 and show View1. Perhaps
[view2 setHidden: YES];
[view1 setHidden: NO];
(I'm not using your names here, of course.) Or you might animate the transitions, either cross-fading the views or moving them.
STEP 3: My guess is that STEP 2 will solve your problem. If it doesn't, use the debugger again to verify that view1 and view2 are not null. (If they're null, you probably have weak variables where you need them to be strong.)
STEP 4: In the unlikely event that you're still stuck, check the frames of view1 and view2. Perhaps view1 isn't where you think it is.
STEP 5: If you're still stuck, check the alphaValue of view1. Maybe you set it to be transparent, and it's being drawn transparently in the right place.
STEP 6: I bet there is no step 6!
This isn't much of an answer at the moment, however I have some concerns about your code that I wanted to work through with you.
Are you sure you have connected the outlets and actions in Interface Builder. Please verify this.
You don't need mainWindow as there is already a window property that points to the main window (verify this in Interface Builder). Also this looks wrong:
#synthesize mainWindow = mainwindow;
^
W
So dump that and just use the existing window outlet provided by Xcode.
Don't re-create the view controllers if they already exist:
if (self.secondViewController == nil)
{
self.secondViewController = [[SecondViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"SecondViewController"
bundle:nil];
}
self.window.contentView = self.secondViewController.view;

How to start a page with web view in the Xcode?

I see here that many using this code but do working with me. Well. (DESKTOP APP)
Simple webview auto laucher URL
I will go to talk step by step
1) Create a project
2) Create a window and a web view
3) Put the identifier how prevelwindow (web view) and windows (window)
4) In My .H
#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
#import <WebKit/WebKit.h>
#interface AppDelegate : NSObject <NSApplicationDelegate> {
NSWindow *window;
WebView *prevelwindow;
}
#property (strong) IBOutlet NSWindow *window;
#property (strong) IBOutlet WebView *prevelwindow;
#end
5) In My .M
#import "AppDelegate.h"
#implementation AppDelegate
#synthesize window;
#synthesize prevelwindow;
- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification {
NSString *urlString = #"http://www.google.com.br";
[[prevelwindow mainFrame] loadRequest:[NSURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:urlString]]];
}
#end
6) Well then I compile it and it is not working.
First off you must add the (Targets->Build Phases->Link Binary).
Then you can #import it in your .h AppDelegate file and declare a new WebView:
#import "WebKit/WebKit.h"
#interface Check_AccountzAppDelegate : NSObject <NSApplicationDelegate> {
WebView *MyWebView;
}
#property (retain, nonatomic) IBOutlet WebView *MyWebView;
Now you can load a new Request (.m AppDelegate file):
#synthesize MyWebView;
- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification {
// Insert code here to initialize your application
[[MyWebView mainFrame] loadRequest:[NSURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:#"http://www.google.com"]]];
}
And finally add a WebView, and connect it to your MyWebView IBOutlet in your .nib file:
New WebView:
Connect the IBOutlet:

No declaration of property ... found in interface - But there is

I have the following error: No declaration of "window" found in interface.
Though when I look there is one... There's probably something stupid I missed, but can't find it.
PlanetoidsAppDelegate.h
#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
#import <WebKit/WebKit.h>
#interface WebViewExampleAppDelegate : NSObject {
NSWindow *window;
IBOutlet WebView *webView;
}
#property (assign) IBOutlet NSWindow* window;
#property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet WebView* webView;
#end
PlanetoidsAppDelegate.m
#import "PlanetoidsAppDelegate.h"
#implementation PlanetoidsAppDelegate
#synthesize window; //<-- error here
#synthesize webView; //<-- error here (well, the same one for webView that is...)
- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification {
}
- (void)awakeFromNib {
NSString *resourcesPath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] resourcePath];
NSString *htmlPath = [resourcesPath stringByAppendingString:#"/Planetoids/Planetoids_Game.html"];
[[webView mainFrame] loadRequest:[NSURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:htmlPath]]]; //<-- error: webView undeclared, what makes sense considdering the other errors :P
}
#end
Can anyone here see the error?
Your interface is WebViewExampleAppDelegate but your implementation is PlanetoidsAppDelegate. These must match.
#interface WebViewExampleAppDelegate : NSObject in .h
#implementation PlanetoidsAppDelegate in .m
Two completely different classes.You need to be implementing WebViewExampleAppDelegate.m and synthesizing those methods in that class.
Also, for this:
#interface WebViewExampleAppDelegate : NSObject {
NSWindow *window;
IBOutlet WebView *webView;
}
try
#interface WebViewExampleAppDelegate : NSObject {
UIWindow *window;
IBOutlet WebView *webView;
}

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