Archive for January, 2009
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Get Users Home Directory – Part 2
In the previous tip on working with plists, I showed an example of how to create a path to a file to be stored in the /Documents folder.
In this tip I want to show an example that arrives at the same end result, however, I’ll use methods which will eliminate the hardcoding of paths as [...]
Get Users Home Directory – Part 1
In a recent application I needed to create several property list files (plists) to store application information. I opted to store the files in the folder named “Documents” off the home folder.
Here is the code I used to specify the path where I wanted the files written and the code to build an NSString with [...]
Using Application Badges
Several native applications on the iPhone use application badges as an indicator of new messages, think email and SMS. Creating badges is quite straightforward and is nothing more than a method call, passing in the desired number to display.
Single, Double and Triple Taps
If you need to tinker with the threshold (time between clicks) when working with single, double and triple taps on the touch screen, one approach for this follows. What follows is a short example that demonstrates how you can manage the delay between taps.
Get Application Name
If you ever need to get the name of your application in code, for example, to display the application name across a navigation bar, it’s as near as the bundle for your application.
The code to get the name is as simple as this:
[[[NSBundle mainBundle] infoDictionary] objectForKey:@"CFBundleName"];
The breakdown is as follows:
