custom views, bindings, and array controller

FROM : Josh Anon
DATE : Sat Apr 30 00:31:58 2005

Hi all,
I didn't see this in the archives, but it feels like it should be an
obvious question.  I have a custom view that displays a collection of
objects.  I'd like to do something like NSTableView/NSTableColumn where
I can just say "bind the text to an array controller's
arrangedObjects.text and the label to arrangedObjects.label."  However,
I don't see how the custom view will be able to get information from
the array controller (selection, # objects, etc.) without specifying
the array controller as an outlet.  I guess you could have a selection
+ objects array in the view that you bind the array controller's
selection and arrangedObjects items to, but that seems more complicated
than it should be.  Is there a clean way to set it up like NSTableView?

thanks,
Josh

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Josh Anon
Pixar Animation Studios
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