Re: NIB loading cycle? (sequel to: Dynamically loading NIB files with a common stem)
Re: NIB loading cycle? (sequel to: Dynamically loading NIB files with a common stem)
- Subject: Re: NIB loading cycle? (sequel to: Dynamically loading NIB files with a common stem)
- From: Ken Thomases <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2011 09:15:44 -0500
On Jul 6, 2011, at 9:08 AM, Vincent Habchi wrote:
> implementing Alexander's idea, I wrote this code to load Nibs ending with "Connector":
>
> - (void)fetchAndInitializeConnectors {
> // Search all NIB files ending with "connector" and load them
> for (NSString * path in [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathsForResourcesOfType:@"nib" inDirectory:@"."]) {
> NSString * name = [[path lastPathComponent] stringByDeletingPathExtension];
> if ([name hasSuffix:@"Connector"]) {
> [NSBundle loadNibNamed:name owner:self];
> }
> }
> }
>
> However, I end up in a cycle, whereby the call to [NSBundle loadNibNamed:name owner:self] generates a (unexpected) callback to -awakeFromNib. How come? Is this normal behavior?
>
> This is not the case if I substitute nil to self in [NSBundle loadNibNamed:name owner:self];
The NIB's owner is effectively an object in the NIB, via the File's Owner stand-in. Therefore, it gets an -awakeFromNib call.
Regards,
Ken
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