accessing variables/functions from subclass in Objective C

Question

I am having a problem with accessing public variable 'activity', which is a UIActivityIndicatorView type, see class declaration below in QuickStartViewController.h:

@interface QuickStartViewController : UIViewController <ABPeoplePickerNavigationControllerDelegate> {
@public
IBOutlet UIActivityIndicatorView *activity;

}

@property (nonatomic, retain) UIActivityIndicatorView *activity;

@end

The function is called from another class:

#import "QuickStartViewController.h"
@interface NumberValidator : QuickStartViewController....

See below:

- (void)connectionDidFinishLoading:(NSURLConnection *)connection
{
[activity startAnimating];
NSLog(@"This function is called, but [activity startAnimating] still doesn't work...");
}

Note: [activity startAnimating] works fine when called within the QuickStartViewController class.

Do you have any suggestions as to why [activity startAnimating] is not working?

Stuart Carnie · Accepted Answer · 2010-01-24 09:30:52Z

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The IBOutlet macro indicates that the UIActivityIndicatorView will be constructed and assigned when an instance of QuickStartViewController or NumberValidator are instantiated via NSBundle's +loadNibNamed:owner:options: or calling UIViewController's initWithNibName:bundle:

If you are not instantiating your NumberValidator via it's nib, then the activity property will not be assigned. If you are constructing it via a nib, then you have not assigned the outlet with an appropriate UIActivityIndicatorView in Interface Builder, by CTRL+Dragging your UIActivityIndicatorView to your controller.

answered Jan 24, 2010 at 9:30

Stuart Carnie

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Costique · Accepted Answer · 2010-01-10 14:03:16Z

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I would start by setting a breakpoint in -connectionDidFinishLoading: and verifying that activity is not nil.

answered Jan 10, 2010 at 14:03

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:18:38Z

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This probably works - i.e. the activity indicator starts animating. There may be another problem, though - the GUI is not refreshed until you stop processing the connectionDidFinishLoading method, and therefore it seems that [activity startAnimating] doesn't work. (You can test this by not calling [activity stopAnimating] - it should show up eventually.)

See e.g. this thread (connectionDidFinishLoading - how to force update UIView?) and my response.

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answered Jan 10, 2010 at 14:03

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Mitul Ruparelia Over a year ago

Hi adam, I have tried this - with no luck :( Kind regards, Mitul

Ben Gottlieb · Accepted Answer · 2010-01-10 14:05:25Z

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Is it (a) not compiling, (b) crashing when it hits there, or (c) just not doing anything? My suspicion is that it's (c), and it's because you don't have an activity indicator there. Try logging the value of activity to the console, and verify its a valid object.

answered Jan 10, 2010 at 14:05

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Mitul Ruparelia · Accepted Answer · 2010-01-10 14:14:09Z

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Thanks for the quick responses.

The connectionDidFinishLoading does successfully execute, and I have placed NSLogs to confirm. However, the startAnimating doesn't.

Note:

If I do [activity startAnimating]; within the following then it works...:

QuickStartViewController.m (not NumberValidator.m):

- (IBAction)showPicker:(id)sender {
[activity startAnimating];
...
}

answered Jan 10, 2010 at 14:14

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Adam Woś Over a year ago

Is activity nil in the connectionDidFinishLoading? Have you tested my suggestion to not turn it off and wait if it appears when you finish processing the URL response?

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