Is there a way to use class objects that wrap multiple IBOutlet objects?
The app I am working on has groups of interface elements that are
repeated on the interface and in the code. Let me see if I can
illustrate what I mean:
The window looks (slightly) like this:
(button_set_src_1) (add) (delete) (halt) (progressbar1)
(button_set_src_2) (add) (delete) (halt) (progressbar2)
(button_set_src_3) (add) (delete) (halt) (progressbar3)
And the code looks (slightly) like this:
IBOutlet NSTextField *src1;
IBOutlet NSProgressIndicator *progressbar1;
IBOutlet NSTextField *dest1;
IBOutlet NSButton *halt1;
IBOutlet NSButton *remove1;
IBOutlet NSTextField *precentdone1;
IBOutlet NSTextField *src2;
IBOutlet NSProgressIndicator *progressbar2;
IBOutlet NSTextField *dest2;
IBOutlet NSButton *halt2;
IBOutlet NSButton *remove3;
IBOutlet NSTextField *precentdone2;
IBOutlet NSTextField *src3;
IBOutlet NSProgressIndicator *progressbar3;
IBOutlet NSTextField *dest3;
IBOutlet NSButton *halt3;
IBOutlet NSButton *remove3;
IBOutlet NSTextField *precentdone3;
This is pretty klunky, and I would like something more like:
@interface Element : NSObject
{
IBOutlet NSTextField *src;
IBOutlet NSProgressIndicator *progressbar;
IBOutlet NSTextField *dest;
IBOutlet NSButton *halt;
IBOutlet NSButton *remove;
IBOutlet NSTextField *precentdone;
}
@end
...
Element *e1;
Element *e2;
Element *e3;
or even better, an array of Elements:
NSArray *elements [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:
e1, e2, e3];
.... not sure exactly how to do this, but you get the idea..
But, while the code part seems easy enough, I am not sure how it
would work with Interface Builder. Is it possible to create a custom
class like that (Element), and place instances of it on a window in
IBuilder, hook up the controls in the code? Maybe someone can help me
with terminology or examples? I know what I want, but I don't know
enough about Cocoa yet to express it.
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