Re: [Rubycocoa-talk] newbie question: how to instantiate ruby object in InterfaceBuilder

[Jonathan P. <jp...@dc...>]

On 17 Feb 2006, at 14:53, Hunter Kelly wrote:

> For example, I opened up the simpleapp example.  Interface Builder can
> "see" AppController and MyView.  However, in XCode, if I create a new
> Ruby subclass of NSObject, I can't figure out how to tell Interface
> Builder about this new class.  If it were Obj-C, I'd just drag the .h
> file onto Interface Builder, but when I try that with the .rb file
> Interface Builder flicks over to the sounds tab or something.
>
> What do I need to be able to do to make Interface Builder aware of my
> Ruby classes?

You can do it manually in Interface Builder. You need to create a =20
subclass of NSObject with the appropriate name, and then instantiate =20
it. This is described in the Interface Builder help. I've pasted a =20
fragment of it below. You'll have to add the actions and outlet names =20=

manually too.

Hope that helps,
Jonathan


Creating a Class

To create a class that inherits from a Coca class, follow the steps =20
in each of these sections, in order:

=93Subclass an existing class.=94
=93Add actions and outlets to the new class.=94
=93Create an instance of the new class.=94
=93Connect the class=92s actions and outlets.=94
=93Generate the class=92s source code files.=94

Subclass an existing class.

In the Classes pane of the nib file window, Control-click the class =20
you want your class to inherit from, and choose Subclass from the =20
menu that appears. A new subclass is added with a default name. Type =20
in a new name for the subclass.

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