I'm trying to pass an object between 2 VCs, from a popover to the detail view of split view controller.
I think I need to use NSNotificationCenter.
I tried this but can't seem to get it to work.
In didSelectRow of popover
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:#"PassObject" withObject:objectToPass];
In detail VC
- (void) didReceiveNotificationPassObject:(NSNotification*)notification
{
YourObjectClass *theObject = (YourObjectClass*)notification.object;
}
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:#selector(didReceiveNotificationPassObject:) name:#"PassObject" object:nil];
}
Probably just a typo when entering the question but in the first line where you post the notification
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:#"PassObject" withObject:objectToPass];
the method signature is wrong - it should be 'object:objectToPass' not 'withObject:objectToPass'. The line you have there will compile with a warning and crash at runtime.
Aside from that all the logic seems fine.
What is the problem you are facing? Does didReceiveNotificationPassObject: hit? If it doesn't, you could verify that viewDidLoad executes before didSelectRow.
Use [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:#"PassObject" object:objectToPass]; instead of [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:#"PassObject" withObject:objectToPass];
Also, don't forget to removeObserver in viewDidUnload.
HTH,
Akshay
A fast and easy solution to notify with multiple parameters is to call the notification it like this
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:#"shareButton" object:#"camera"];
Where "camera" acts like your parameter. Then
- (void)shareButton:(id)sender
{
NSString *kindOf = [sender object];
if ([kindOf isEqualToString:#"camera"]) {
// Your code goes here
}
}
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hello i assign nsnotifiaction in app delegate.m's method and this method call eprox every 30sec, and i wants its notifcation in viewcontroller adn execute method,
here is my code of appdelegate .m
- (void)layoutAnimated:(BOOL)animated{
BOOL yy= self.bannerView.bannerLoaded;
if (yy==1){
self.iAdString=[NSMutableString stringWithString:#"1"];
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:#"BannerViewActionWillBegin" object:self];
}
else{
self.iAdString=[NSMutableString stringWithString:#"0"];
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:#"BannerViewActionDidFinish" object:self];
}
}
and in viewcontroller.m
//i defined in viewdidload method
- (void)viewDidLoad{
[super viewDidLoad];
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:#selector(willBeginBannerViewActionNotification:) name:#"BannerViewActionWillBegin "object:nil];
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:#selector(didFinishBannerViewActionNotification:) name:#"BannerViewActionDidFinish" object:nil];
}
its method are..
- (void)willBeginBannerViewActionNotification:(NSNotification *)notification{
[self.view addSubview:self.app.bannerView];
NSLog(#"come");
}
- (void)didFinishBannerViewActionNotification:(NSNotification *)notification {
NSLog(#"come");
[self.app.bannerView removeFromSuperview];
}
- (void)dealloc{
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self];
}
I have not getting response of excessing method while method read in appdelegate file.
Please help me.
You have a typo error.
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:#selector(willBeginBannerViewActionNotification:) name:#"BannerViewActionWillBegin "object:nil];
//Your error here-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------^
You have put a space there.
SideNote: For all notification names, you should/can create a separate file and put all your notification names as constants strings.
const NSString *kBannerViewActionWillBegin=#"BannerViewActionWillBegin";
this will be easier to change the value and no such typo will happen.
From your code what I get is except for the notification name's all other stuff is fine, did you check whether the notification gets fired. Try keeping break points at the notification firing line.
I have a view controller, when it's dissming with completion, I post a notfication, and in a subview which contained in another view controller, has added as a oberserve. But, when it tries to execute post notificaiton methode, exec_bad_access happend. what's wrong? The codes are:
BrandListByIdViewController.m
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
NSNumber *bid = self.brands[indexPath.row][#"id"];
[self dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:^{
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:#"SelectedBrandId" object:nil];
}];
}
SearchNewProduct.h
#interface SearchNewProduct : UIView
#end
SearchNewProduct.m
- (id)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame
{
self = [super initWithFrame:frame];
if (self) {
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:#selector(didSelectedBrandId::) name:#"SelectedBrandId" object:nil];
}
}
- (void)didSelectedBrandId:(NSNotification *)notif{
NSLog(#"%s", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
}
Even I get rid of the userInfo, still bad access. I created a similar situation in another new project, it works fine.
I didn't realize that you were dealing with a UIView and not a UIViewController (should have read your question better). I think what is happening is that the View is receiving notifications even after being released. Make sure to call dealloc in your UIView and remove itself as an observer:
- (void)dealloc {
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self];
}
Also, put an NSLog in that UIView's initWithFrame method to see if it is being called more than once.
This question is very similar:
ios notifications to "dead" objects
Not sure if this is the reason, but when you add your view to the notification center, your selector is wrong:
selector:#selector(didSelectedBrandId::)
There should only be one colon. The entire line should be:
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:#selector(didSelectedBrandId:) name:#"SelectedBrandId" object:nil];
Two colons indicates the method takes two arguments, but it only takes one.
I am trying to call a method within an uiview from AppDelegate using the NSNotificationCenter to no avail..
AppDelegate.m
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:#"ProcessDidComplete" object:items];
Then via MainStoryboard, the main view is loaded which controller class is MainViewController
in MainViewController.h viewDidLoad i have
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:#selector(ProcessDidComplete:) name:#"ProcessDidComplete" object:nil];
and then the method
- (void) ProcessDidComplete:(NSNotification *)pNotification
but it never gets called.
Thanks for any help!
just change a way..
First add observer
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:#selector(ProcessDidComplete:) name:#"ProcessDidComplete" object:nil];
Then Post Notification
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:#"ProcessDidComplete" object:items];
Finally remove in viewWillDisappear
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self name:#"ProcessDidComplete" object:nil];
Your code looks okay, which makes me wonder where in your app delegate you post the notification?
If you post the notification before you add the observer in the view controlller, then the notification will never be received. Can you not send the message to the main view controller directly, i.e., as a property, rather than using notifications?
Just wanted to note here that iOS notification names are case-sensitive:
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:#selector(handUpdate:) name:#"scheduleUpdated" object:nil];
will not respond to:
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:#"ScheduleUpdated" object:items];
(as I spent the last 20 minutes figuring out...)
I'm trying to get my head around NSNotificationCenter. If I have something like this in my App Delegate:
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
selector:#selector(something:)
name:#"something"
object:nil];
-----
-(void)something:(NSNotification *) notification
{
// do something
}
Can I somehow watch this in another view controller? In my case, I'd like to watch it in a view controller with a table, and then reload the table when a notification is received. Is this possible?
Yes you can do it like this:
In class A : post the notification
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotficationName:#"DataUpdated "object:self];
In class B : register first for the notification, and write a method to handle it.
You give the corresponding selector to the method.
//view did load
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:#selector(handleUpdatedData:) name:#"DataUpdated" object:nil];
-(void)handleUpdatedData:(NSNotification *)notification {
NSLog(#"recieved");
}
Yes you can that is the whole purpose of NSNotification, you just have to add the View Controller you want as an observer exactly the same way you did on your App Delegate, and it will receive the notification.
You can find more information here: Notification Programming
Of course it's possible, that's the whole point of notifications. Using addObserver:selector:name:object: is how you register to receive notifications (you should do this in your table view controller), and you can use postNotificationName:object:userInfo: to post a notification from any class.
Read Notofication Programming Topics for more info.
You can register to observe notifications in as many classes as you like. You simply need to "rinse and repeat". Include the code to register as an observer in your view controller (perhaps in viewWillAppear:) and then reload the tableView from your method:
- (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated {
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:#selector(something:) name:#"something" object:nil];
}
-(void)something:(NSNotification *) notification
{
[self.tableView reloadData];
}
It's also a good idea to de-register the view controller once you no longer need the notifications:
- (void)viewWillDisappear:(BOOL)animated {
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self];
}
You should just add that as an Observer and give a different selector method if you want that viewController to behave differently when that notification is posted.
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
selector:#selector(somethingOtherThing:)
name:#"something"
object:nil];
-(void)somethingOtherThing:(NSNotification *) notification
{
// do something
}
I'm trying to get one instance of using NSNotificationCenter with addObserver and postNotificationName but I can't work out why it won't work.
I have 2 lines to code to add the observer and send the message in 2 different classes
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter]addObserver:self selector:#selector(newEventLoaded:) name:#"Event" object:nil];
and
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter]postNotificationName:#"Event" object:self];
If I set the name to nil it works fine becuase it's just a broadcast, when i try and define a notification name the messages never get through.
All my code makes use of NSNotifications like so:
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:#selector(updateView) name:#"ScanCompleted" object:nil];
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:#"ScanCompleted" object:nil];
The first one is registering the notification and the second posting of the notification.
Basically it's all to do with the order of execution. If you've executed postNotificationName before addObserver, then this is an easy problem to have. Use breakpoints and step through the code :)
Your first breakpoint should stop here:
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:#selector(updateView:) name:#"ScanCompleted" object:nil];
Then here:
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter]postNotificationName:#"ScanCompleted" object:self];
Also, make sure the selector has a colon on. Because it's method signature will be:
- (void)updateView:(NSNotification *)notification;
I had the same problem.
The reason is that I called removeObserver method at
- (void)viewDidDisappear:(BOOL)animated{
NSNotificationCenter *notificationCenter = [NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter];
[notificationCenter removeObserver:self];
}
So check whether if you had called removeObserver before postNotification.
Tips: You can search the keyword "removeObserver" to find if you had called this function.
Change this:
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter]postNotificationName:#"Event" object:self];
to this:
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter]postNotificationName:#"Event" object:nil];
If your first notification is registered properly, newEventLoaded should be called.
I had a similar issue and my problem was due to the notification being called on another thread. This solved my problem.
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(),^{
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter]postNotificationName:#"Event" object:self];
});
Have you tried any other names but #"Event" and nil? Just to be sure, you could define your event names in one file and include that into both notification registration and sending. For example:
Header file:
extern NSString * const NOTE_myEventName;
Source file:
NSString * const NOTE_myEventName = #"MyEventName";
Registration:
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter]
addObserver:self
selector:#selector(handleMyEvent:)
name:NOTE_myEventName
object:nil];
Notification sending:
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter]
postNotificationName:NOTE_myEventName object:nil];
I successfully fixed my "NSNotification not being sent when postNotificationName: called" crash.
I found the real bug is in notification message handler.
The postNotificationName and addObserver are all right as the first post of this thread.