WChambers

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• You can try using the Affiliate Search API. Returns most of the useful meta data in JSON format. http://www.apple.com/itunes/affiliates/resources/documentation/itunes-store-web-service-search-api.html

  in Search and get app/games details from the App store from within an app? Reply by WChambers March 1
• Thanks, that works perfectly. I'll have to do more testing but it appears as though even deleting the cells do not have a negative impact (which is a good thing for what the app is designed for).

  in Updating model from custom UITableViewCell textfield Reply by WChambers October 2012
• Thanks for the input guys. I have opted to play around with GameSalad to try and make a prototype, and eventually develop in cocos2d. Wish me luck!

  in Determining if a game is fun Reply by WChambers June 2012
• Duncan got ya covered. Efficiency isn't a skill in which I possess at the moment :)

  in call method only when UISwitch goes from OFF to ON Reply by WChambers October 2011
• Put a break point on it, and run it. I think it has something to do with it being called in viewDidLoad.

  in call method only when UISwitch goes from OFF to ON Reply by WChambers October 2011
• What was the result on the 2nd attempt?

  in call method only when UISwitch goes from OFF to ON Reply by WChambers October 2011
• I have found that while working with the navigation bar, its easier to just do thing programmatically instead of through IB. Going off of what Brian said, you can show/hide the nav bar as needed. One thing to keep in mind is the Title of the "back…

  in How to add back button to navbar in IB Reply by WChambers October 2011
• Thanks Brian, I will have to work on the "do it the easy/correct" way, instead of "anything that makes it work (temporarily)"

  in Table View row deletion options Reply by WChambers October 2011
• To avoid creating a new thread, I just thought I would add to this one I created that is related to editing. I'm looking for someone to point me in the direction of documentation to read about what I'm trying to accomplish (as I'm not exactly what…

  in Table View row deletion options Reply by WChambers October 2011
• I suppose you're right. I'll add it to my list of non priority features. Thanks for the input.

  in Table View row deletion options Reply by WChambers October 2011
• Speed;383565 said:Here is some code that I use for a toolbar with right and left buttons: UIToolbar *toolbar = [[UIToolbar alloc] init]; [toolbar setFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 44)]; [toolbar setTintColor:[UIColor grayColor]]; UIBa…

  in NIB or Not To NIB Reply by WChambers October 2011
• Could someone enlighten me on how to programmatically set the properties (mainly color of a tool bar and the location/color of the buttons on it). I would like to do more things programmatically but have never fully understood this concept and I e…

  in NIB or Not To NIB Reply by WChambers October 2011
• Got it now. A silly mistake looking back... if only the simulator were a perfect representation of hardware I would have caught it earlier :) Thanks

  in Testing on hardware for first time Reply by WChambers October 2011
• I know the answer to this question, but just to clarify it before I go about reworking my code: What would be the result of using stringByAppendingFormat instead of stringByAppendingPathComponent? I'm assuming exactly what I'm seeing here? Thank…

  in Testing on hardware for first time Reply by WChambers October 2011
• #define kFileName @\"Data.plist\" -(NSString *)dataFilePath { NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES); NSString *documentDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0]; return [documentDire…

  in Testing on hardware for first time Reply by WChambers October 2011
• So I think I found the issue, but will still have to think of how to go about fixing it. Apparently, it code I have written to read or create the plist to doesn't actually place it inside the documents folder. It creates a plist outside of documen…

  in Testing on hardware for first time Reply by WChambers October 2011
• I'm on it. Thank you gentlemen.

  in Testing on hardware for first time Reply by WChambers October 2011
• -(NSString *)dataFilePath { NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES); NSString *documentDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0]; return [documentDirectory stringByAppendingFormat:kFile…

  in Testing on hardware for first time Reply by WChambers October 2011
• Here is code from my viewDidLoad: NSString *allFilePath = [self dataFilePath]; if ([[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:allFilePath]) { NSMutableArray *array = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:allFilePath];…

  in Testing on hardware for first time Reply by WChambers October 2011
• I would suggest creating a separate method that takes a boolean to see whether the image is displayed or not, and then toggles it. Then just call that method in your IBAction instead. I'm still new at the language and don't want to embarrass mys…

  in IBAction code Reply by WChambers October 2011
• I'm not very experienced, so take my advice with a grain or two of salt. I think the issue may have something to do with the lack of imageKey on some of the dictionaries. If its returning "null" ofType "png", is it assigning the first available pn…

  in cell.imageview.image problem Reply by WChambers October 2011
• Try something along these lines(will probably need some tweaks): NSString *Image = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:[dictionary objectForKey:@\"imageKey\"]; Image = [Image stringByAppendingFormat:@\".png\"]; cell.imageView.image = […

  in cell.imageview.image problem Reply by WChambers October 2011
• I'm in the same boat as you man. I'd say the most important things to get started is 1) understanding of OOP so that Apples documentation makes sense, 2) HOW to use apple documentation as a reference, instead of just reading it straight through, 3) …

  in Best way to learn? Reply by WChambers October 2011
• Here is my table souce delegate method. - (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath { static NSString *CellIdentifier = @\"Cell\"; CustomCell *cell = (CustomCell*)[tableView…

  in Reloading Table from plist Reply by WChambers October 2011
• This is where I currently load the table from the plist. - (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated { NSString *aFilePath = [self dataFilePath]; NSMutableArray *array = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:aFilePath]; self.tableAr…

  in Reloading Table from plist Reply by WChambers October 2011
• Duncan, I am trying to adapt this example with dictionaries and arrays, and have managed to get quite lost. View 1 contains an array of dictionaries, View 2 is a data entry form. When savePressed on view 2 is executed, I gather the values into…

  in Sharing data between view controllers and other objects - link fixed Reply by WChambers October 2011
• Got it working! The only difference I saw when I compared them was the dictionary names. Item 0, Item 1, Item 2 vs when I did it manually I put Person 1, Person 2, Person 3. I suppose that will do it though, lesson learned. Its always a great fee…

  in Simple plist question Reply by WChambers October 2011
• Thanks for the advice. I had constructed the plist manually, so I do not have any code that writes the plist. I assumed creating it in xCode, and having it in the "Supporting Files" was sufficient. I will begin to work on your method. Thanks aga…

  in Simple plist question Reply by WChambers October 2011