On Feb 28, 2008, at 11:04 PM, Daniel Child wrote:
I am trying to understand the interrelationship between various
method calls made once a window controller is instantiated. I am
loading a window controller from within a master controller. Data
passed from the master controller to the window controller is used
to programmatically alter the way the window appears The initial
master code is as follows:
if (!fieldIDController)
{
fieldIDController = [[Step3_FieldIDController alloc] init];
}
[fieldIDController setLocalDataCopy: [self dataValues]];
[fieldIDController showWindow: self];
Now here's the problem. It makes sense to check whether the
controller exists before adding local data and loading the window,
hence the if (!fieldIDController). But once init is called for
fieldIDController, all the following take place:
- the init (which calls super = initWindowWithNibName:)
- windowWillLoad (I tried the delegate)
- awakeFromNib
- windowDidLoad
In other words, the window loads right away. I actually don't want
it to load until I have set the local data, as it is the local data
that will determine how the window should appear. Is there a way to
sneak the data in in before all the loading takes place?
Does your init method do anything else other than calling [super
initWithWindowNibName:]? In particular, if it calls [self window],
that forces the loading (and awakening) of the NIB in order to
reconstitute the window.
Perhaps the proper thing to do is pass the extra data into the init
method of your custom controller class.
On a related note, where's the model in the MVC design? Are the
values with which you're configuring the controller (and subsequently
the window) things which should be coming from the model? Maybe the
controller needs to be initialized with a relationship to a model, and
then it will get what it needs from that model.
Another thing to consider: the above code looks as though it's
designed to be run through multiple times. Note, though, that the
controller will only load the window once during its lifetime. So,
what do you hope [fieldIDController setLocalDataCopy: [self
dataValues]]; will accomplish on subsequent passes through that code?
Cheers,
Ken
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