On 28 Jan 2009, at 19:04, Joseph Crawford wrote:
Hello Everyone,
I had my project all working smooth using 1 nib file which contained
my MainMenu and my window. I have since separated them because a
lot of people suggested it. However this separation has led me to
hit an issue.
In my ManManu nib I have my App Delegate which then loads my window
by instantiating the instance of my WindowController which displays
the window.
The issue is this. The application will copy sample files over to
my application support directory (AppController) and also the
SidebarController needs to be able to read this directory. I have
the following method in my AppController
- (NSString *)appSupportFolder {
NSArray *paths =
NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSApplicationSupportDirectory,
NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *basePath = ([paths count] > 0) ? [paths objectAtIndex:
0] : NSTemporaryDirectory();
return [basePath stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"TomTom POI
Manager"];
}
As you can see this just determines the path to the users
Application Support folder and returns that path.
My issue is that this method is in the AppController class which is
in my MainMenu nib. In my MainWindow nib I have a method that is
trying to call the above method through an outlet to AppController,
however since AppController is in another nib I cannot make the
connection.
What would be the best way to solve this issue?
My thoughts are this.
1.) duplicate code across multiple nibs (not a good idea)
2.) create a class method (not sure this is the best answer either)
3.) in AppDelegate when the [[MainWindowController alloc] init]
method is called, call initWithAppSupportPath:path so that the
window controller gains knowledge of the path
One solution might be to make your AppController your NSApp delegate.
As NSApp is a global singleton you will be able access your
appController anywhere.
Are any of the above a good method to use, do you have any
alternative suggestions?
I am familiar with encapsulation in classes but this while multiple
nib process is new for me.
If you can suggest any reading I would be more than willing to read
for the answer as well
Thanks,
Joseph Crawford
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