On 5/8/08 1:53 AM, Dave Dribin said:

>> The docs for keyPathsForValuesAffectingValueForKey say
>> keyPaths are ok, but mmalc has mentioned on this list "provided that
>> the
>> path doesn't include to-many relationships".  This appears to be
>> true in
>> your case, so probably explains it.  The docs don't mention this
>> caveat. :(
>
>I don't believe this falls under the to-many case.  That would be
>doing something like observing "arrangedObjects.firstName" to watch
>when any first name in the array changes.  That is not supported.  You
>have to observer every object in the array.

Ah yes, quite right.

>For kicks, I did try
>"peopleController.selectionIndex" as well as
>"peopleController.selectedObjects" to no avail.

So it seems you have observed the same as I: that
keyPathsForValuesAffectingValueForKey does not seem to work with key
paths, despite the docs saying it should.

>> Also, I seem to remember reading that doing willChange/didChange
>> back-to-
>> back without actually changing anything is a no-no.  You might check
>> the
>> archives to confirm my shoddy memory.
>
>Unfortunately, my search foo must be weak.  Searching on {will/
>did}ChangeValueForKey turns up way to many hits.

This is what I was remembering:
<http://www.cocoabuilder.com/archive/message/cocoa/2006/6/4/164955>

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