On Aug 10, 2012, at 5:07 AM, Koen van der Drift wrote:

> 
> On Aug 9, 2012, at 10:47 AM, Ken Thomases <k...@codeweavers.com> wrote:
> 
>> Better would be to create a property on your controller which returns the 
>> predicate, constructing it on demand for each call (perhaps with some smart 
>> caching).  (I'll call the property "minMaxPredicate" for discussion.)  Bind 
>> the array controller's filterPredicate binding to that property on your 
>> controller.  Then, arrange for KVO change notifications to be emitted for 
>> the property when the minimum and maximum value properties change.  The 
>> easiest way to do this is to add a method like the following to your class:
>> 
>> + (NSSet *) keyPathsForValuesAffectingMinMaxPredicate
>> {
>>      return [NSSet setWithObjects:@"minimumValue", @"maximumValue", nil];
>> }
> 
> 
> Thanks Ken.  I implemented this all, but are having some trouble with the 
> correct syntax for the predicate I'll use for this:
> 
> I added this to my Controller loadview method:
> 
>    self.minMaxPredicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"%f < value < 
> %f", self.minValue, self.maxValue];
> 
> Where the float "value"  is a property of the entity that I am displaying in 
> the table and self.minValue and self.maxValue are floats bound to my 
> NSTextFields.
> 
> But no matter what I try, I get an error "Unable to parse the format string". 
>  
> 
> 
> Any suggestions?


Where in the predicate formatting guide 
(https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/Predicates/predicates.html)
 does it show that your syntax is in any way valid?

Keary Suska
Esoteritech, Inc.
"Demystifying technology for your home or business"


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