On 19.11.2009, at 18:45, Keary Suska wrote:

> On Nov 19, 2009, at 10:32 AM, Christian Ziegler wrote:
> 
>> For instance I got a NSStepper and I only need the integerValue of that 
>> stepper. I could either define an IBOutlet and access the integerValue with  
>> [stepper integerValue], or I could define a property and bind the steppers 
>> value to it. As I mentioned I don't have to manipulate that stepper in any 
>> way, I really only need the value. I just wanna know what's best practice.
> 
> Bindings are generally used to synchronize between a model object and view. 
> When considering a one-way actions, I generally use IBOutlets to manipulate a 
> view, but use target-action for passive activities. So, if it were me, and 
> all I cared about was what value an NSStepper was set to, I would just set 
> the target/action to my controller object and read the value in the action. 
> Although in this case I would set autorepeat to NO so my method is only 
> called once.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Keary Suska
> Esoteritech, Inc.
> "Demystifying technology for your home or business"
> 

In the action method, do you store the changed value in a variable?

Cheers, 
Chris
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