Re: NSTextfield value doesn't update binding when set programmatically

FROM : Jonathan Dann
DATE : Fri Jan 11 20:51:54 2008

On 11 Jan 2008, at 19:46, mmalc crawford wrote:

>
> On Jan 11, 2008, at 11:38 AM, Jonathan Dann wrote:
>

>> The @"value" is the binding name, not the key. The key is the name 
>> of your instance variable you've bound to the NSTextField
>> NSString * newString // assume this exists
>> [aTextField setValue:newString forKey:@"personName"];
>> where personName is your ivar.
>>

> No.  Don't do this.  (a) It won't work.  (b) This is not how 
> bindings is designed to work.
> This is discussed in the documentation.
>
> mmalc
>


Yeah sorry, I'm too tired so I make embarrassing typos, the ivar in 
you class should be updated programatically by

[self setValue:newString forKey:@"personName"];

or self.personName = newValue

from within your class

Jonathan