Hei,
I am using different subclasses for the different view in my application. for that I am now trying to pass a C4Image from one function to another.
My code is as follows:
in TakePhoto.m
cropPhoto= [CropPhoto new];
cropPhoto.canvas.frame=CGRectMake(0, 0, self.canvas.width, self.canvas.height);
cropPhoto.canvas.userInteractionEnabled = YES;
[cropPhoto setup:img];
cropPhoto.mainCanvas=self.canvas;
[self.canvas addSubview:cropPhoto.canvas];
img is declared as a C4Image in the TakePhoto.h
in CropPhoto.m I declared the setup function like this
-(void) setup:(C4Image)image{
//some code here
}
In the TakePhoto.m I'm getting the error
"No visible #interface for 'CropPhoto' declares the selector 'setup'."
I'm doing pretty much the same thing within the one subclass passing NSUIntegers and there it works. So is there anything else I need to do for C4Images or because I'm passing values between subclasses?
Your -(void)setup:(C4Image *)image; needs to be declared n the .h file of the class, otherwise no other objects will be able to call it.
You .h should look something like:
#interface CropPhoto
-(void)setup:(C4Image *)image;
#end
The reason for this is that setup:(C4image*)... is a custom method that you are implementing on your own, so you need to make it visible.
There could be a lot of other reasons as well.* Check out the following answers for different scenarios that generate the same issue:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/10387710/1218605
https://stackoverflow.com/a/14155178/1218605
https://stackoverflow.com/a/13001909/1218605
Related
I have imported my .h file into a 2nd one, but in the 2nd one i'm trying to do:
FirstClass *firstClass = [FirstClass alloc] init];
[firstClass iconWithType:test];
To match this:
-(void)iconWithType:(NSString *)iconType
But it's not listing iconWithType as a suggestion and i get a warning saying it might not respond to that.
How can i get this to work properly?
My FirstClass is a UIView.
In your FirstClass.h file do you have the method definition in the interface?
I.e.
#interface FirstClass : NSObject {
}
- (void)iconWithType:(NSString *)iconType;
#end
Additionally, the name of the method implies something should be returned. However, it is marked as void.
I'm guessing you just have a return type mismatch. Take a look: does -iconWithType: actually return void? or does it return a UIImage or something else besides?
I've got a simple question.
In Objective-C, when you have a method you want to call, with a return type of void, how you you call it from another method?
The way I've been doing it in my application is this:
[self nameOfMethod];
But that causes Xcode to spit out the following error:
Method '-nameOfMethod' not found (return type defaults to 'id')
Though it seems to still be executing.
Am I calling it right, or is there a better way?
Thanks!
I’m guessing you haven’t declared -nameOfMethod in the class interface and you’re calling it from another method whose implementation precedes the implementation of -nameOfMethod, i.e.:
- (void)someMethod {
[self nameOfMethod];
}
- (void)nameOfMethod {
// …
}
When the compiler is parsing -someMethod and -nameOfMethod hasn’t been declared in the class interface, it generates a warning because it doesn’t know about -nameOfMethod yet.
There are essentially two solutions for this. You could reorder the implementation file so that -nameOfMethod appears before -someMethod, but that’s not always possible. A better solution is to declare -nameOfMethod in the class interface. If -nameOfMethod is supposed to be called by clients of your class, place it in the corresponding header file. On the other hand, if -nameOfMethod is only supposed to be called inside your implementation file, use a class extension. Supposing your class is named SomeClass, this is what your header and implementation files would look like:
// SomeClass.h
#interface SomeClass : NSObject {
// … instance variables
}
// … external methods
- (void)someMethod;
#end
// SomeClass.m
#import "SomeClass.h"
#interface SomeClass () // this is a class extension
// … internal methods
- (void)nameOfMethod;
#end
#implementation SomeClass
- (void)someMethod {
[self nameOfMethod];
}
- (void)nameOfMethod {
// …
}
#end
Using class extensions, the order of method implementations won’t matter.
You need to make sure that your interface file contains a definition for nameOfMethod - so;
-(void) nameOfMethod;
You're calling it correctly, but make sure that the interface for your (void) method is in your .h file.
I've got a function called updateTheValue() that I have called using [self updateTheValue] for a while now. Two things happened recently; I added the method calling in the viewDidLoad() method and it spit out a warning saying my class may not respond to this. Second, I want to pass objects to updateTheValue() like strings, but mostly ints, so I declared an NSObject to pass into the method. Can an int fit into an NSObject slot, or what should I use instead?
I would have posted these seperately but they seem to be related since after updating updateTheValue() to accept an NSObject every reference to this function turns out the error that my class "May not respond to -updateTheValue"
You could make your method like this:
-(void)updateTheValue:(NSObject *)anObject
// or use -(void)updateTheValue:(id)anObject
{
if ([anObject isKindOfClass:[NSString class]]) {
// Do your string handling here
}
else if ([anObject isKindOfClass:[NSNumber class]]) {
// Do your number handling here
}
}
Use it like this:
[self updateTheValue:[NSNumber numberWithInt:42]];
I'd suggest doing two different methods though, i.e. updateTheValueWithInt: and updateTheValueWithString: making it easier to read and understand.
Make sure you make the method signature visible before using them, so that the compiler knows what this does.
If you use separate methods you can use int directly without wrapping them into NSNumber objects.
First problem:
updateTheValue() must be declared before you try to call it.
You can either move the definition of function before the calls to it, or add a prototype at the top - eg, add:
(void) updateTheValue;
near the top.
Second problem:
Use an NSNumber, eg [NSNumber numberWithInt:45];
I’m sure this is a simple one, but it’s been elusive so far, and I’m stumped ...
How do I declare an Ivar so that it’s accessible from ALL Classes in a project?
[Don’t know if it matters, but the ivar in question is (an instance of) my Model class, whose data needs to be accessible to various view controllers.]
Best as I can tell from "The Scope of Instance Variables” in The Objective-C 2.0 Programming Language
... this would be by using the “#public” directive.
So I’ve tried this in the #interface block where the ivar is declared:
#interface ...
...
#public
ModelClass *theModel;
#end
... But when I try to refer to “theModel” in a different class, the compiler doesn’t auto-complete, and when I type it in anyway, the compiler shows:
“Error: ‘theModel’ undeclared (first use in this function)”.
I assume this is a question of Scope, and that I haven’t made the ivar available appropriately, but how? Somehow I need to access this, or make its pointer available somehow.
Any ideas would be VERY much appreciated. Many thanks!
Perhaps you forgot to put the instance variable inside the braces of the class where all instance variable declarations go?
#interface Foo : NSObject {
// other instance variable declarations
#public
ModelClass *theModel;
}
// method and property declarations
#end
Also, can you show us the code of how you are trying to access the instance variable from elsewhere? The proper syntax should be:
myFooInstance->theModel
where myFooInstance is a value of type "Foo *"
I make properties available to all views managed by a Tab Bar via a singleton representing my data model. This is efficient and allows all Views access to the data (as well as any other application elements. Creating the singleton is straightforward (there are a ton of examples on S.O.). The you just request the instance and get the property values you need.
Here is a framework fro creating the Singleton. The key points are the static instance and the fact that you do the initialization as [[self alloc] init];. This will ensure the object gets cleaned up correctly. All the methods at the bottom of the class are standard from the SDK Docs to make sure release calls are ignored (because the object is shared globally).
Singleton Boilerplate (ApplicationSettings.m):
static ApplicationSettings *sharedApplicationSettings = nil;
+ (ApplicationSettings*) getSharedApplicationSettings
{
#synchronized(self) {
if (sharedApplicationSettings == nil) {
[[self alloc] init]; // assignment not done here
}
}
return sharedApplicationSettings;
}
+ (id)allocWithZone:(NSZone *)zone
{
#synchronized(self) {
if (sharedApplicationSettings == nil) {
sharedApplicationSettings = [super allocWithZone:zone];
return sharedApplicationSettings; // assignment and return on first allocation
}
}
return nil; //on subsequent allocation attempts return nil
}
- (id)copyWithZone:(NSZone *)zone
{
return self;
}
- (id)retain
{
return self;
}
- (unsigned)retainCount
{
return UINT_MAX; //denotes an object that cannot be released
}
- (void)release
{
//do nothing
}
- (id)autorelease
{
return self;
}
You cannot access iVars from any other class.
You have to declare a getter/setter method to change or view a variable from another class - what you are really looking for are properties, that make it easier to define and access these getter/setter methods.
In your example above, you'd have the property defined just after the block that defines the local variable in the header file:
#property (nonatomic, retain) ModelClass *theModel;
In the implementation file you'd have the getter/setter created with the #synthesize statement just after the #implementation line:
#synthesize theModel;
Then if you have an instance of your class created, you access the class instance variable like so:
myInstance.theModel = [[[ModelClass alloc] init] autorelease];
The reason #public & #private are in there are to define visibility for subclasses (which, being extensions of that class type also get all the class local variables defined by a superclass), not for any random class.
The standard Objective-C way of doing it is to have a class method that returns the ivar
In your .h file:
+ (id)defaultModel;
and in your .m file:
static ModelClass * defaultModelInstance;
#implementation ModelClass
+ (id)defaultModel {
if (!defaultModelInstance) {
defaultModelInstance = [[ModelClass alloc] init];
}
return defaultModelInstance;
}
#end
although this will need tweaking if you need a specific ivar instead of just "a ivar that's always the same"
this type of design is used by many Cocoa classes i.e. [NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace]
Think a C global variable.
Adding:
extern ModelClass* theModel;
after the #end in the header will make the variable visible anywhere you include the header.
In the ModelClass.cpp file add:
ModelClass* theModel;
before the class implementation.
The variable will still have a value of nil until you allocate and initialize it though and you will be resposible for ensuring that it gets deallocated at the correct time.
THANK YOU ALL for the very helpful discussion on this topic! Clearly there are several ways to approach things here, so this is a very useful assortment of techniques.
Just to let y'all know that in researching this issue further, I ran across a couple of other very helpful pages, listed below. They include mention of the NSNotificationCenter, which I hadn't heard of before; as well as the idea of the "dependency injection" design pattern.
The idea is to keep "low coupling"(1) between the classes, making the code more modular & better for unit testing.
And while the 'notification' pattern sounds like a great idea, in this case it may be a bit overkill, considering that I only need ONE instance of the data model throughout the run of the app, and it doesn't change throughout.
Finally, even though the "#public" compiler directive is well-documented in Apple's Obj-C guide(2), I later found a fascinating edict in a different doc stating that it shouldn't be used! Quoted from Apple's own Cocoa Fundamentals(3):
"Give the proper scope to your instance variables. Never scope a variable as #public as this violates the principle of encapsulation. ..."
(Strange that they don't mention this in their 'Objective-C 2.0' guide where the directive is actually explained.)
Anyway, here are a couple of other links I found to be full of some great insights as well. FYI:
S.O.: "What’s the best way to
communicate between
viewcontrollers?"(4) <<
CocoaWithLove: "Five approaches to
listening, observing and notifying in
Cocoa"(5)
CocoaWithLove: "Singletons,
AppDelegates and top-level data"(6)
Hope these help. Anyway, thank you all again!
Best,
rond
P.S. Yikes! It won't let me post more than one inline hyperlink, so I'm listing them here instead. Obviously, they’re all prefixed by “http://” ... :O
(1): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupling_(computer_science)
(2): developer.apple.com/DOCUMENTATION/Cocoa/Conceptual/ObjectiveC/Articles/ocDefiningClasses.html#//apple%5Fref/doc/uid/TP30001163-CH12-TPXREF127
(3): developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/CocoaFundamentals/AddingBehaviortoaCocoaProgram/AddingBehaviorCocoa.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40002974-CH5-SW12
(4): stackoverflow.com/questions/569940/whats-the-best-way-to-communicate-between-viewcontrollers
(5): cocoawithlove.com/2008/06/five-approaches-to-listening-observing.html
(6): cocoawithlove.com/2008/11/singletons-appdelegates-and-top-level.html
I am using a singleton backbone in my application to handle accuring errors. They will be handled inside the singleton and broadcast a notification throughout the app when the error has been fixed. Anyways this is not what my question is about but when I pass a new error to the singleton object like this
[[SingletonErrors sharederrors] addError:ErrorDictionary_here];
I want ErrorDictionary_here to be a NSMutableDictionary protected by a given #protocol in my code so whenever I give my code to others in my team they get warnings about error information they might have forgotten to pass into the dictionary.
Is this even possible for starters because this is about adding protocols to setters and a getter is much more easy like
-(NSMutableArray< myprotocol > *)getmyError{
}
I hope some one can help me out.
I'm not seeking for passing objects (read class instances) instead of the dictionary just a protocol applied on my dictionary.
It is also possible to implement a protocol through a category like so:
#interface NSMutableDictionary_TD(ErrorExtensions) <ErrorProtocol>
#end
#implementation NSMutableDictionary(ErrorExtensions)
//implement the ErrorProtocol here
#end
If I understand what you're asking, you should be able to do this without too much hassle. In your singleton class SingletonErrors, you should have:
#interface SingletonErrors : NSObject {
// some definitions ...
// The current array of all errors. This can also be an NSMutableSet if you like
NSMutableArray *sharedErrors;
// more definitions ...
}
// some properties ...
#property(nonatomic,retain) NSMutableDictionary<ErrorProtocol> *sharedErrors;
// more properties ...
- (void)addError:(NSMutableDictionary<ErrorProtocol> *)newError;
#end
You should create the protocol to be implemented. In this sample protocol, let's say you want to provide a single method to check whether the object is valid - that is, the dictionary contains all the relevant information.
#protocol ErrorProtocol
- (BOOL)isValid;
#end
You'll then need to subclass NSMutableDictionary so that your class implements the ErrorProtocol protocol:
#interface MyMutableDictionary : NSMutableDictionary <ErrorProtocol> {
}
#end
#implementation MyMutableDictionary
- (BOOL)isValid {
// Do your validity checking here
return YES; // Obviously change this line
}
#end
Then, whenever you throw an error, you can pass in a new instance of MyMutableDictionary to SingletonErrors, and have it call the isValid selector on the MyMutableDictionary, since it's assured that the dictionary will conform to ErrorProtocol and responds to isValid:
- (void)addError:(NSMutableDictionary<ErrorProtocol> *)newError {
if([newError isValid]) {
// Add the new error to the current array of errors
[self.sharedErrors addObject:newError];
// Other code to "broadcast" the error would go here
} else {
// Some code to error out of adding the error would go here
}
}
Overall, what this solution does is:
Hold a NSMutableArray of all errors in SingletonErrors
Each error is an NSMutableDictionary that conforms to ErrorProtocol
The object we use for each error is MyMutableDictionary, a subclass of NSMutableDictionary
The protocol ErrorProtocol defines a method isValid that checks whether the error is OK to be added
The SingletonErrors object calls the isValid method and adds the error appropriately
Thats correct but the doesnt feel nice to me .. my solution merged with tim`s was
#implementation NSMutableArray (myAddition)
- (BOOL)isValid {
// Do your validity checking here
return YES; // Obviously change this line
}
#end
This saves a load of code .. Im a Objective C in blood and fains .. less is better :) .. thanks for your reply anyways because im sure this issue is not a basic objc issue. Its more advanced and i think loads of people will find this topic and see the fix and you fix is 100% right as well so thanks for that !..
My heart is to small to store the loving replies i get here :).