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Re: Use Subclass in Interface Builder
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Re: Use Subclass in Interface Builder


  • Subject: Re: Use Subclass in Interface Builder
  • From: Dong Feng <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:51:35 +0800

Thank you, Andy.

But slightly wired that NSOpenGLView isn't considered as a custom view,
considering it itself is a subclass of NSView. Anyway at least I can count
on the way it works. :-)



2011/10/5 Andy Lee <email@hidden>

> See "The Object Loading Process":
>
> <
> http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/LoadingResources/CocoaNibs/CocoaNibs.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/10000051i-CH4-SW19
> >
> > a. Standard Interface Builder objects (and custom subclasses of those
> objects) receive an initWithCoder: message.
> [...]
> > b. Custom views in Mac OS X receive an initWithFrame: message.
>
> Your Method 1 corresponds to the "a" case. Your Method 2 corresponds to the
> "b" case.
>
> --Andy
>
>
> On Oct 5, 2011, at 1:32 AM, Dong Feng wrote:
>
> > I have a subclass of NSOpenGLView which named POpenGLView. I tried two
> ways
> > to use it in IB:
> >
> > Method 1:
> > To create an OpenGL view in IB directly, and set its class type
> > "POpenGLView".
> >
> > Method 2:
> > To create a NSView in IB, and set its class type "POpenGLView".
> >
> > The most significant difference between the two ways is
> >  - in Method 2, initWithFrame: is invoked.
> >  - in Method 1, initWithCoder: is invoked.
> >
> > I checked Apple examples and found this one:
> >
> http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#samplecode/GLEssentials/Listings/main_m.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/DTS40010104-main_m-DontLinkElementID_31
> >
> > Apple's example takes Method 2 and relies on the behavior of invoking
> > initWithFrame: .
> >
> > What's the rule of IB/XIB regarding picking instantiate method?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dong
>
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