Hi
I apologize if this topic has already been discussed elsewhere.
Nobody else has replied yet so perhaps can summarize more briefly the
whole thing:
NSMutableArray* dates;
NSMutableArray* emails;
[self bind:@"dates" toObject:itemsController
withKeyPath:@"arrangedObjects.date" options:nil];
[self bind:@"emails" toObject:itemsController
withKeyPath:@"arrangedObjects.email" options:nil];
Why is a binding to arrayController.arrangedObjects.itemKey only a 1-
way binding?
Can i bind to the above keypath somehow bidirectionally ?
I understand i might use an entity relationship in core data to
acheive a similar result.
If use Core Data, then can my class be part of a framework ?
From: dreamcat7 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 17 September 2008 16:25:56 BST
To: "Cocoa-Dev (Apple)" <cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com>
Subject: Binding to an NSArrayController however binding is 1-way
only.
Hello,
I am stuck finding a solution for my array of arrays problem. - A
problem with a twist !
For the data must be displayed in an NSTableView and therefore it
must be structured in a particular way.
Mutable array of [items] with keypaths in each item making up the
columns of each row.
NSArrayController --[Points to]----> NSMutableArray* items [of
type Item] (*master array)
Each Item ------>: {
NSDate* date,
NSString* email,
float,
NSMutableData,
(id)context,
etc...
}
Whole thing (apart from the tableview itself) Is housed within a
library class. That is to say a framework.
I cannot expose my Items class to the outside world: it will almost
certainly have one or more hidden fields, the array of item is just
too unweildy and complicated to be used in the constructor function
for my class. At this point i would like to re0think my data design
however the real constraint is the NSTableView class because its
just so damn finnicky! NSTableView will only accept the one same
NSArrayController for all of its columns.
So for my constructor function i bind flat representations to (some
of) the keys. Each column becomes its own NSMutableArray.
NSMutableArray* dates;
NSMutableArray* emails;
etc...
[self bind:@"dates" toObject:itemsController
withKeyPath:@"arrangedObjects.date" options:nil];
[self bind:@"emails" toObject:itemsController
withKeyPath:@"arrangedObjects.email" options:nil];
This means i can for a pretty standard array of objects (dates
emails contexts, etc.) the client using my class can provide easily
the data needed into the constructor function. What could be simpler
than an array of NSString ?
I understand that wich Core Data maybe the problem can be overcome
by specifying relationships (and more easily model differen view of
the data). However i cannot use Core Data because its for a library
class which must be packaged in a framework. Am i mistaken about
this - core data being unsuitable for use in a framework ?
Looking at where i am stuck now, its with binding to my
arraycontroller at the keypath "arrangedObjects.date" and
"arrangedObjects.email". These rather special binding seems to be
only 1-way. If i put data into the items array (the master array) it
will appear in the dates. If i put data in the array of NSDate*
dates or NSString* emails then the array controller cannot do
anything. There may not be an items yet existing at that index !
Continuing along my current road looks pretty rocky. Without the
extra help i need from the arrayController.
This is how i am currently going about it:
I observe the whole dates array, the emails array, and detect
whenever they change. If the original data in the master items array
is not the same (as the new dates array, or emails array).... I have
to check it wasnt simply because of the 1-ways binding, (and if not
then find which date or email was added / removed / changed ). Then
must propagate the change back to the master array the missing data.
I got that all working however when the arrays are sorted then its
really a mess to figure out which object was what, and you can
imagine that any of the array can be sorted at any time... Easily
an endless loop of changing, observing , and so it would be really
great to get out of that way of doing things.
Is there a more straightforward method for representing such data
and to update with binding a sorted NSArrayController ?
( still remaining as a framework implementation and compatible with
nstableview ?? )
Any help really appreciated thank you !
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