NSWindowController does not implement commitEditing, though.
NSViewController does but I have to use NSWindowController since my
dialog is a modal window (sheet).
Can I have my cake and eat it too?
On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 9:40 PM, jonat...@mugginsoft.com
<jonat...@mugginsoft.com> wrote:
>
> On 2 Jan 2013, at 21:03, Joel Reymont <joe...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have a dialog (sheet) with a single text field and a button.
>>
>> I'm using Cocoa Bindings to validate the value in the text field and
>> set a string field in the File's Owner.
>>
>> This works fine but I would like to trigger the same sequence of
>> events when pressing the button. How do I do this?
>
> Try calling -commitEditing on your object controller.
>
> I also on occasion make use of the following NSWindow category method.
> Most controls perform validation etc when they loose first responder status.
> This method causes validation to occur by temporarily making the window its
> own responder.
>
> /*
>
> end all editing in window
>
> */
> - (BOOL)endEditing:(BOOL)force
> {
> id firstResponder = [self firstResponder];
>
> // gracefully end all editing in a window named aWindow
> if ([self makeFirstResponder:self]) {
> // All editing is now ended and delegate messages sent etc.
> } else if (force) {
> // For some reason the text object being edited will not
> resign
> // first responder status so force an end to editing anyway.
> // This is probably a bad idea as the first responder is probably
> refusing to resign
> // its status because of a pending or failed validation.
> // forcing the edit can leave our model in an invalid state.
> [self endEditingFor:nil];
> } else {
> return NO;
> }
>
> // restore the first responder once editing completed.
> // this is required in situations where this message is sent from
> // - (void)windowDidResignKey:(NSNotification *)notification.
> // a panel, such as the find panel, may be being displayed.
> // it will require the window's firstResponder to be maintained.
> [self makeFirstResponder:firstResponder];
>
> return YES;
> }
>
>
> Regards
>
> Jonathan Mitchell
> Mugginsoft LLP
>
>
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