Re: NSString vs NSPathStore2

FROM : Peter Maurer
DATE : Thu May 22 22:53:16 2008

> I am then trying to populate an NSTableView with a filename obtained 
> from a
> NSOpenPanel. The problem is that NSOpenPanel seems to return a 
> NSPathStore2
> and not an NSString, which seems to be causing problems. Is there 
> are a way
> to convert NSPathStore2 to an NSString?


NSPathStore2s are NSStrings -- cf. <http://www.cocoabuilder.com/archive/message/cocoa/2004/11/5/120866
>, for instance. You can also check themself yourself by sending them 
a [object isKindOfClass: [NSString class]] message. (That's what I did 
when I encountered them the first time.)

What exactly is the problem you're experiencing? It's probably not 
related to what your NSOpenPanel is returning.

Peter.