"I would be surprised since it is developer-fault anyway" developers don't make mistakes. machines do!. hahah. j/k.
Thanks for the tips and links everyone. On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 3:26 PM, Keary Suska <cocoa-...@esoteritech.com> wrote: > On May 11, 2010, at 2:42 PM, Quincey Morris wrote: > >> On May 11, 2010, at 12:45, Joanna Carter wrote: >> >>> Only if you implement the KVO pattern in the setters: >>> >>> - (void) setCornerSize:(NSSize) _size >>> { >>> [self willChangeValueForKey:@"CornerSize"]; >>> [[self cell] setCornerSize:_size]; >>> [self didChangeValueForKey:@"CornerSize"]; >>> } >> >> Um, not so much. :) >> >> In the normal case, setters *should not* call will/didChangeValueForKey, >> since the entire setter is (invisibly) enclosed in a pair of such calls. >> It's harmless (AFAIK), because KVO explicitly suppresses the recursion >> implied by calling them within the setter, but it's absolutely unnecessary. >> Unless ... > > In my experience, doing this will actually raise application-breaking > exceptions in many cases, unless this has been solved by a recent OS release. > I suspect that the API does *not* do any checking, or doesn't check in every > case. Unless, of course, this has been "fixed" since I came across it last, > which is possible but I would be surprised since it is developer-fault anyway. > > Keary Suska > Esoteritech, Inc. > "Demystifying technology for your home or business" > > _______________________________________________ > > Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) > > Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. > Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com > > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/beingthexemplarylists%40gmail.com > > This email sent to beingthexemplaryli...@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com