Basic N00b Question access UITextField defined in xib in Controller

Mac Me Up · Aug 8, 2008, 09:28 PM

Ok, so I'm a seasoned developer, just not a Cocoa one. I have a UITextField in a view defined in a xib. I've linked the view up with my controller and I can put buttons on there and call actions just fine. How do I access controls like text fields though so I can set and get text? I've tried all sorts of things with no luck...

I've googled it as well but I just can't figure out something that is no doubt really simple?

detz · Aug 8, 2008, 10:21 PM

In you header file for you Delegate.

IBOutlet UILabel *labelName;

Then, *Control* click on the Delegate class in IB and drag a connection from the labelName to the label.

....later

[labelName setText:@"testing"];

Mac Me Up · Aug 9, 2008, 02:46 AM

OK so in my interface I set up:
IBOutlet UITextField *txtName;

Then I control click from my delegate and set txtName to be the outlet for the text field. That all works fine. However when I make a call to:
[txtName setText:@"Testing"];
the text fields stays blank. The code is definitely being called, but on the screen nothing happens. I tried a call to setNeedsDisplay, but that didn't seem to do anything. I must be missing something really simple here?

Aug 8, 2008, 09:28 PM	#1
Mac Me Up macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Australia	Basic N00b Question access UITextField defined in xib in Controller Ok, so I'm a seasoned developer, just not a Cocoa one. I have a UITextField in a view defined in a xib. I've linked the view up with my controller and I can put buttons on there and call actions just fine. How do I access controls like text fields though so I can set and get text? I've tried all sorts of things with no luck... I've googled it as well but I just can't figure out something that is no doubt really simple?
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Aug 8, 2008, 10:21 PM	#2
detz macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2007	In you header file for you Delegate. IBOutlet UILabel labelName; Then, Control* click on the Delegate class in IB and drag a connection from the labelName to the label. ....later [labelName setText:@"testing"];
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Aug 9, 2008, 02:46 AM	#3
Mac Me Up Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Australia	OK so in my interface I set up: IBOutlet UITextField *txtName; Then I control click from my delegate and set txtName to be the outlet for the text field. That all works fine. However when I make a call to: [txtName setText:@"Testing"]; the text fields stays blank. The code is definitely being called, but on the screen nothing happens. I tried a call to setNeedsDisplay, but that didn't seem to do anything. I must be missing something really simple here?
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