Re: Changing the format of NSTableColumn built using Core Data Entity ?

FROM : Quincey Morris
DATE : Mon Mar 03 22:10:53 2008

On Mar 3, 2008, at 12:51, Martin Linklater wrote:

> HI - I have what seems a silly question, but I can't seem to find an 
> answer. I have a window in IB which contains a 'Core Data Entity' 
> table view. This pre-built table has a number of columns, some 
> contained strings and some containing integers. What I want to do is 
> change the binding of one of the integer columns to bind to a string 
> instead.
>
> The problem is that I can change the binding OK, but how do I change 
> the format of the column from integer to string ? When I bind the 
> column to a string value I get either blank or zero as the cell 
> contents. I know the binding changes work OK because I can bind to a 
> different integer value no problem.
>
> Where on earth do I change the format of these prebuilt table 
> columns using Interface Builder ?


Select the table column (which takes 3 clicks if you're starting at 
the top level). Click again to select the table column cell. You 
should see a little circle that represents the formatter. Click on the 
circle to select it and press Delete to remove it.