Re: Is window a drawer?

FROM : Frank Midgley
DATE : Fri Nov 05 22:40:31 2004

On Nov 5, 2004, at 2:32PM, Shaun Wexler wrote:

> On Nov 5, 2004, at 12:07 PM, Matt Gillette wrote:
>

>> I know this is nitpicking, but you should use the class method to
>> prevent misspelling and it gives quick notification if the class
>> changed names.
>>
>> [window isKindOfClass:[NSDrawerWindow class]]

>
> Your "quick notification" will be when your app crashes when it fails
> to link against AppKit.
>

>> On Nov 5, 2004, at 10:17 AM, Shaun Wexler wrote:

>>>     [window isKindOfClass:NSClassFromString(@"NSDrawerWindow")]

>
> NSDrawerWindow is a private AppKit class, which requires access to its
> header, or your own declaration of an interface.  Using
> NSClassFromString() will not break if the private class does not
> exist, returning Nil, whereas it would crash if you had directly
> linked against it.


What about recursing through [[window parentWindow] drawers] and seeing
if any of the drawers match the window?  You should be able to compare
their content views if nothing else.

-Frank

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