OH good grief - I've been at my terminal too long - The declaration syntax is just wrong
WRONG: @property (UITextField *) activeField; CORRECT: @property UITextField * activeField; Sorry for the bother <shaking head and thinking go take a break> YT On Jul 4, 2013, at 5:41 PM, YT <y...@redwoodcontent.com> wrote: > In the online document "Managing the Keyboard" under the heading "Moving > Content That is Located Under the Keyboard" > > There is some nifty code listings > > Listing 4-1 Handling the keyboard notifications > Listing 4-2 Additional methods for tracking the active text field. > > AND there is some explanation that I mostly follow and have implemented some > of the code. > > HOWEVER - I get a compile error on "activeField" > The doc says > "The active field is stored in a custom variable (called activeField in this > example) that is a member variable of the view controller and set in the > textFieldDidBeginEditing: delegate method, which is itself shown in Listing > 4-2." > > OK OK This is where my knowledge of Objective C breaks down and is lacking. > > When I drop in code listing 4-1, I get a precompile error on activeField as > "Use of undeclared identifier 'activeField' " > > Looking at the 4-2 code I assume that "activeField" is of type (UITextField > *) > AND the doc statement that its a custom variable that is a member variable > of the view controller > MEANS that I should declare the activeField as a @property in the > ViewController interface > > @property (UITextField *) activeField; > > BUT this yields the following 2 pre-compile errors > 1) Unknown property attribute 'UITextField' > 2)Type name requires a specifier or qualifier > > Clearly I am yet again lost... > > Please advise. > > Thanks > > YT > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/yt%40redwoodcontent.com > > This email sent to y...@redwoodcontent.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: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
