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From: jacob@gore.com (Jacob Gore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: How to obtain object id's loaded with loadNibFile
Message-ID: <130072@gore.com>
Date: 29 May 90 04:59:04 GMT
References: <1990May27.193144.21730@watcgl.waterloo.edu>
Reply-To: jacob@gore.com (Jacob Gore)
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/ comp.sys.next / jvkelley@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Jeff Kelley) / May 28, 1990 /
> In article <1990May27.193144.21730@watcgl.waterloo.edu>
> jvkelley@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Jeff Kelley) writes:
> >How can an application determine what objects were loaded
> >using the Application class' loadNibFile method?
> ...
> Easy, stupid.  The id returned by the loadNibFile with be that
> of the new panel.  Use the contentView method to get the panel's
> view hierarchy, then use the findViewWithTag method to find the
> controls in the view hierarchy.
> 
> Of course this requires that unique tags be assigned to the controls,
> but for sliders, buttons, etc. you can do that with interface builder.
> If you really want to strain your brain, explain how to set the tag
> of a custom control (i.e. application created Control subclass)
> using interface builder.  Is it possible?

Sorry to interrupt your string of self-abuse, but: couldn't you just assign
names to these controls, and then use NXGetNamedObject()?

Jacob
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