Hello i'm trying to make a simple ios app with tabs and navigation .
in the delegate i have the following type:
BlogRss * _currentlySelectedBlogItem;
with this property:
#property (readwrite,retain) BlogRss * currentlySelectedBlogItem;
and i'm trying to get his data with two other classes, one is a table view with the data and the other will show the data;
in both classes i have declared the following:
#class NewsAppDelegate;
NewsAppDelegate * _appDelegate;
#property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet _NewsAppDelegate * appDelegate;
#synthesize appDelegate = _appDelegate;
ofter "touching" the cell in the table view i wrote this:
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
[[self appDelegate] setCurrentlySelectedBlogItem:[[[self rssParser]rssItems]objectAtIndex:indexPath.row]];
// Navigation logic may go here. Create and push another view controller.
// [[self appDelegate] loadNewsDetails];
NewsDetailViewController *detailViewController = [[NewsDetailViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"NewsDetailViewController" bundle:nil];
// ...
// Pass the selected object to the new view controller.
[self.navigationController pushViewController:detailViewController animated:YES];
[detailViewController release];
}
when i'm writing in the other class:
NSLog(#"%#",self.appDelegate.currentlySelectedBlogItem);
i'm getting null.
clearly i'm doing something wrong, but i don't know what...
The problem is likely that this line is returning null:
[[[self rssParser]rssItems]objectAtIndex:indexPath.row]
Code is easier to debug when you don't nest so many sentences.
You can access your delegate from anywhere because UIApplication is a singleton, you don't need to keep a reference as you do with self.appDelegate. Example:
(NewsAppDelegate *)[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate];
Or just do as Jennis suggest, who is a faster typer than me, and remove the IBOutlet. :P
When you do
NewsAppDelegate * _appDelegate;
#property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet _NewsAppDelegate * appDelegate;
#synthesize appDelegate = _appDelegate;
The result is the same if you skip the first line, because the runtime creates it for you.
See Question about #synthesize. And I guess _NewsAppDelegate is really NewsAppDelegate (no underscore).
Please do as follow.
//Your Header File
#import "YourAppDelegate.h"
#interface YourViewController : UIViewController
{
YourAppDelegate *appDelegate;
}
#property(nonatomic,retain) YourAppDelegate *appDelegate;
#end
//Your Implementation file
#implementation YourViewController
#synthesize appDelegate
- (void)viewDidLoad {
self.appDelegate = (YourAppDelegate*) [[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate];
}
#end
After declaring as above you will have access of appDelegate anywhere in your view controller.
Hope it helps.
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I have NSObject class that has a NSString called tweetTitle;
TweetDesc.h file
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#interface TweetDesc : NSObject
#property (strong, nonatomic) NSString * tweetTitle;
-(void) setFullTweetTitle:(NSString *) fullTweetTitle;
#end
TweetDesc.m file
#implementation TweetDesc
#synthesize tweetTitle;
-(void) setFullTweetTitle:(NSString *) fullTweetTitle
{
self.tweetTitle = fullTweetTitle;
}
#end
I have three classes (View Controllers), FirstViewController, SecondViewController and ThirdViewController.
Here are the code of FirstViewController
FirstViewController.h
#interface TweetViewController : UIViewController <UITextViewDelegate>
#property (strong, nonatomic) NSString * tweet;
#property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UITextView *tvTweetTitle;
- (IBAction)btnCreateTweet:(id)sender;
#end
FirstViewController.m
#implementation TweetViewController
#synthesize tvTweetTitle, tweet;
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
self.tvTweetTitle.delegate = self;
}
- (IBAction)btnCreateTweet:(id)sender
{
tweet = [[NSString alloc]initWithFormat:#"%#", tvTweetTitle.text];
TweetDesc * td = [[TweetDesc alloc]init];
[td setFullTweetTitle:tweet];
SecondViewController * svc = [self.storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:#"SecondViewController"];
[self.navigationController pushViewController:ivc animated:YES];
}
My Question is: How can I use tweetTitle in Second and third ViewController without creating new instance of TweetDesc class and set again the tweetTitle in every ViewControler.
In the second view controller I tried:
TweetDesc * td = [[TweetDesc alloc]init];
NSLog(#"%#", td.tweetTitle);
but I get null, it seems that it was released already or something else.
Thanks for the help in advance.
Just give SecondViewController a TweetDesc property, like this:
#interface TweetDesc : UIViewController
#property (nonatomic, strong) TweetDesc *tweetDesc;
...
Then, after you instantiate a SecondViewController, set its tweetDesc property:
SecondViewController * svc = [self.storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:#"SecondViewController"];
svc.tweetDesc = td;
[self.navigationController pushViewController:svc animated:YES];
In your SecondViewController implementation, use self.tweetDesc to access the instance.
First thing you don't need a class for a single property use the string only. There are several ways of doing this.
First you can have a tweet property globally defined in AppDelegate.
You can pass the variable reference from one to another viewcontrolleres.
Or, you can use NSUserDefaults to set and get the text.
In your case first one is more useful. Just do as follows
In AppDelegate.h
Define a property as NSString *tweetText;
Now in you action
- (IBAction)btnCreateTweet:(id)sender
{
AppDelegate *appDelegate=(AppDelegate *)[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate];
appDelegate.tweetText=tvTweetTitle.text;
}
Then in any controller you want to access the value just use
AppDelegate *appDelegate=(AppDelegate *)[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate];
NSLog("%#",appDelegate.tweetText);
Same approach can be used for NSUserDefaults as to set value
[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] setObject:tvTweetTitle.text forKey:#"Tweet"];
[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] synchronize];
and to get
NSLog("%#",[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] valueForKey:#"Tweet"]);
Make sure you set the values before navigating to other controllers..
The above should solve your purpose..
Based on your comment I feel you want each of your view controllers to hold a TweetDesc object. For that you could have a base class like
#interface baseViewController:UIViewController
#property(strong, nonatomic)TweetDesc *td;
#end
All your viewcontrollers should derive from this base class. So that your controllers definition look like this -
#interface FirstViewController:baseViewController
...
#end
#interface SecondViewController:baseViewController
...
#end
#interface ThirdViewController:baseViewController
...
#end
U instantiate it in the FirstViewController -
TweetDesc * td = [[TweetDesc alloc]init];
[td setFullTweetTitle:#"whatever string you want"];
And pass it on to SecondViewController - //like in Rob Mayoff's answer
SecondViewController * svc = [self.storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:#"SecondViewController"];
svc.tweetDesc = td;
[self.navigationController pushViewController:svc animated:YES];
INSIDE SecondViewController you may refer it as self.tweetDesc. And pass it on to whichever viewcontroller you want after this using the above code.
ThirdViewController *third= [self.storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:#"ThirdViewController "];
third.tweetDesc = self.tweetDesc;
[self.navigationController pushViewController:third animated:YES];
Pass it on the ANY viewcontroller just make sure it's base class is the baseClassViewController.
You need to use category of TweetDesc where you create method that adds your default title. Or you can create singleton of TweetDesc that will always hold one title.
In your ViewController create a method called initWithTweetDesc. The method will look like this:
- (id)initWithTweetDesc:(TweetDesc*)tweet
{
self = [super init];
if (self) {
_tweet = tweet;
}
return self;
}
Now, when you want to move to the new view controller, run this code:
TweetViewController *vc = [[TweetViewController alloc] initWithTweetDesc:tweetDesc];
[self.navigationController pushViewController:vc animated:YES];
You can use your AppDelegate for this.
eclare the property #property(nonatomic, strong) TweetDesc * td; in AppDelegate.h file.
And change the method like:
- (IBAction)btnCreateTweet:(id)sender
{
tweet = [[NSString alloc]initWithFormat:#"%#", tvTweetTitle.text];
TweetDesc * td = [[TweetDesc alloc]init];
[td setFullTweetTitle:tweet];
[[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate] setTd:td];
SecondViewController * svc = [self.storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:#"SecondViewController"];
[self.navigationController pushViewController:ivc animated:YES];
}
And in your second and third view controllers you can get the value using:
TweetDesc *desc = [[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate] td];
NSLog(#"%#",desc.fullTweetTitle);
Thanks in advance for your help!
In the main ViewController.m of my project I am adding a customized tableView like so:
messageController = [[MyMessagesController alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewStylePlain];
[self addChildViewController:messageController];
[self.view addSubview:messageController.view];
Then, in the MyMessagesController.m section tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath: I'd like to write code that would take effect in the ViewController.m where it was created and added as a childViewController.
How can I access the functions of the ViewController.m from MyMessagesController.m?
Can I make it a delegate somehow so I could call [delegate functionName];?
Could I pass information back to the ViewController.m? About which of the rows in table was selected by sending through an NSString or NSArray or anything?
Yes, use a delegate, if you are unsure how best to accomplish this, here is a good reference from Apple about delegate programming
Got it figured out, here's how you turn one viewController into a delegate for another:
In the .h of the parent controller -
#interface ViewController : UIViewController <NameOfDelegate> {
In the .m of the parent controller, once you create the new view -
newViewController.delegate = self;
and also:
- (void)functionToCall:(id)sender {
NSLog(#"Function Called!!!");
}
In the .h of the newViewController you're adding -
#protocol NameOfDelegate;
#interface newViewController : UIViewController/OR/TableViewController {
id <NameOfDelegate> delegate;
}
#property (nonatomic, strong) id <NameOfDelegate> delegate;
#end
#protocol NameOfDelegate
- (void)functionToCall:(id)sender;
#end
in the .m of the newViewController -
#implementation newViewController
#synthesize delegate;
and when you're ready to call the function in your delegate -
[delegate functionToCall:self];
I could use some help with custom delegates. I'm trying to make a protocol that sends a message to its delegate to dismiss the popover view. Here is what I'm trying.
In the popoverViewController.h
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#protocol MyPopoverDelegate <NSObject>
-(void) didSelectLanguage;
#end
#interface Popover : UITableViewController{
id <MyPopoverDelegate> delegate;
NSMutableArray *languageData;
}
#property (nonatomic, assign) id <MyPopoverDelegate> delegate;
#end
.m
#synthesize delegate;
...
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
NSLog(#"You selected %#", [languageData objectAtIndex:[indexPath row]]);
[self.delegate didSelectLanguage];
}
...
And in the ViewController that presents the popover
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import "popoverViewController.h"
#interface ChoicesChoices : UIViewController <UIPopoverControllerDelegate, MyPopoverDelegate>{
UIPopoverController *popover;
}
- (IBAction)facebook:(id)sender;
- (IBAction)twitter:(id)sender;
- (IBAction)sms:(id)sender;
- (IBAction)copy:(id)sender;
- (IBAction)email:(id)sender;
- (IBAction)home:(id)sender;
- (IBAction)mute:(id)sender;
- (IBAction)note:(id)sender;
#property (nonatomic, retain) UIPopoverController* popover;
#end
and .m
#synthesize popover;
...
- (void)didSelectLanguage{
[popover dismissPopoverAnimated:YES];
NSLog(#"didSelectLanguage fired");
}
When I select a row in the table of the popover, didSelectLanguage does not get called. Any ideas on what I might be doing wrong? Thanks for your help.
Make sure you are setting your delegate to the be the view controller that is presenting your popover. Something like this in ChoicesChoices.m:
- (void)presentPopover
{
// assuming ARC for all allocations
Popover *myController = [Popover new];
myController.delegate = self;
self.popover = [[UIPopoverController alloc] initWithContentViewController:myController];
[self.popover presentPopover...]; // two flavors here, FromRect: and FromBarButtonItem:, that's left up to you to choose which one is correct.
}
Make sure you set the delegate in the presenting view controller when you create the instance of your custom class.
popover.delegate = self
Also, it looks like your property is a standard popover controller instead of an instance of your custom view controller.
I have a navigation controller residing inside a tab bar controller and whenever I try to access a class from a class within the navigation controller all my values return (null).
This is how I'm trying to do it.
AppDelegate.h
#interface AppDelegate : UIResponder <UIApplicationDelegate, UITabBarControllerDelegate> {
NSString *searchQueryA;
}
#property (strong, nonatomic) NSString *searchQueryA;
ThirdViewController.h
#import "MasterViewController.h"
#import "AppDelegate.h"
#class MasterViewController;
#interface ThirdViewController : UIViewController {
code
}
#property (strong, retain) MasterViewController *masterViewController;
ThirdViewController.m
- (IBAction)showDetail:(id)sender {
AppDelegate *appDelegate = [[AppDelegate alloc] init];
appDelegate.searchQueryA = _searchField.text;
masterViewController = [[MasterViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"MasterViewController" bundle:nil];
[self.navigationController pushViewController:masterViewController animated:YES];
}
MasterViewController.h
#import "AppDelegate.h"
#interface MasterViewController : UITableViewController
{
NSString *searchQueryM;
}
#property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *searchQueryM;
MasterViewController.m
AppDelegate *appDelegate = [[AppDelegate alloc] init];
searchQueryM = appDelegate.searchQueryA;
NSLog(#"%#", searchQueryM);
And in the log I can see that searchQueryM is (null). If I try to access the variable in AppDelegate from another class, that isn't involved with navigation controller, then it shows perfectly fine. What am I missing?
If you need to see more code I'd be happy to provide it.
EDIT:
For legibility I'll post code changes here:
I have the delegate in my AppDelegate.h
As Leonardo pointed out I only alloc'd and init'd my AppDelegate. I changed that snippet to this:
AppDelegate *appDelegate = (AppDelegate *)[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate];
searchQueryM = appDelegate.searchQueryA;
but still no go as searchQueryM still is (null).
This is what I do with searchQueryM
MasterViewController.h
#interface MasterViewController : UITableViewController
{
NSString *searchQueryM;
}
#property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *searchQueryM;
MasterViewController.m
#synthesize searchQueryM;
I'm fairly new to Objective-C (as well as OO-programming) and should probably read a book on it, but it seems to me like there isn't a lot more to it than that. Do correct me if I'm wrong.
EDIT 2
ThirdViewController.h
#interface ThirdViewController : UIViewController {
UITextField *_searchField;
}
#property (nonatomic, strong) IBOutlet UITextField *searchField;
ThirdViewController.m
#synthesize searchField = _searchField;
...
- (IBAction)showDetail:(id)sender {
_code_
NSLog(#"%#", searchField.text);
_code_
If i type in "asd" in the searchField textfield and output it with the log I get "asd".
}
Why are you alloc init your AppDelegate ?
The AppDelegate should be accessed with:
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate]
We should see how you normally initialize searchQueryM, you are getting null, probably because the AppDelegate get only allocated and init, but the logic that initialize its properties never gets called.
I have created a tab based application having 4 tabs and 4 views respective to these tabs.
I have a string in first view and when I printing this string in second view it printing null.
In first view.h
NSString *dateString;
#property(nonatomic,retain) NSString *dateString;
In first view.m
#synthesize dateString;
dateString=button6.titleLabel.text;
NSLog(#"dateString:%#",dateString);
In second view.h
NSString *dateString;
#property(nonatomic,retain) NSString *dateString;
In second view.m
#synthesize dateString;
- (void)viewDidLoad { [super viewDidLoad];
NSLog(#"dateString:%#",self.dateString);
}
Add your view controllers as properties for the application delegate (if the app is a relatively simple design).
Then you can reference the properties of the second view controller from the first view controller, by way of the app delegate. (One such property could be the string you want the second VC to copy or retain.)
Create NSString variable in Application delegate class and set the Property and make synthesize that variable.
And set the #"" (blank) value in applicationDidFinishLaunching method.
For Example - my variable name is str, then initialize str in applicationDidFinishLaunching like self.str = [NSString stringWithFormat:#""];
And now you can use it in any tab *view* and set the value as per your require.
More code
AppDelegate.h
#interface AppDelegate : NSObject <UIApplicationDelegate> {
UIWindow *window;
NSString *baseURL;
}
#property (nonatomic, retain) NSString *baseURL;
#end
AppDelegate.m
#import "AppDelegate.h"
#implementation AppDelegate
#synthesize window;
#synthesize baseURL;
- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(UIApplication *)application {
self.baseURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:#""];
}
- (void)dealloc
{
[baseURL release];
[window release];
[super dealloc];
}
#end
ViewController1.h
#class AppDelegate;
#interface ViewController1 : UIViewController <UITextFieldDelegate>
{
AppDelegate *appDelegate;
}
#end
ViewController1.m
#import "AppDelegate.h"
#import "ViewController1.h"
#implementation ViewController1
// Implement viewDidLoad to do additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
appDelegate = (AppDelegate*)[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate];
NSLog(#"value - %#",appDelegate.baseURL); // Here you can set or get the value.
}
it may not be the best answer.but creating a string variable in the appdelgate and passing the variable to this from the first view and fetching it from the second view works for me
Really, did we lose focus of MVC and the most awesome of abilities that is easy to do in iPhone Development?
How about a delegate?
#protocol ViewOneDelegate
- (void)getStringVariable;
#end
#interface ViewOneModel : NSObject
{
NSString* _stringVariable;
id<ViewOneDelegate> _theDelegate;
}
#property (nonatomic, retain) id<ViewOneDelegate> theDelegate;
#end
Assign a controller to be the delegate for the ViewOneModel.
Here is a simple solution, but not the best one, Create a global variable, and just use that.
Header
extern NSString *GlobalString;
#interface GlobalVariables : NSObject {
}
#end
implementation
#import "GlobalVariables.h"
#implementation GlobalVariables
NSString *GlobalString;
#end
And now to have access to the variable just import the header in the file you want to use.
You'll probably want to check if it's initiated before you use it.