I'm still learning IOS SDK so hopefully this makes sense. I am still trying to wrap my head around using dot syntax. Could some one explain why this code doesn't work but the second one does?
Not working:
-(void)collectionView:(UICollectionView *)collectionView didDeselectItemAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
UICollectionView *cell = [collectionView cellForItemAtIndexPath:indexPath];
[[cell contentView] setBackgroundColor:[UIColor blueColor]];
}
Working:
-(void)collectionView:(UICollectionView *)collectionView didDeselectItemAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
UICollectionView *cell = [collectionView cellForItemAtIndexPath:indexPath];
cell.contentView.backgroundColor = [UIColor blueColor];
}
I just don't understand why the first code won't work as well. I am using the newest version of Xcode. Was the setBackgroundColor method deprecated into something else?
When you use dot notation, always keep in mind that you don't need to change the property name in any way. So if you say have:
@property (nonatomic) NSString *message;
The compiler takes care of the setter and getter methods for you, so all you have to do to use the dot notation on this property is this:
self.message; // getter
self.message = @"hi"; // setter
// the only difference being - which side of the = sign is your property at
If on the other hand you want to change the behaviour of the setter/getter, you then have to you define the setMessage method in the following way, to implement (not override) your own setter:
- (void)setMessage:(NSString *)message {
// custom code...
_message = message;
}
Maybe that's what you're confusing. As for setBackgroundColor, it's still there, you just don't access it using the dot notation, which, by the way, allows for all kinds of neat stuff like this:
// .h
@property (nonatomic) int someNumber;
// .m
self.someNumber = 5; // calls the setter, sets property to 5
self.someNumber += 10; // calls the setter and getter, sets property to 15
self.someNumber++; // calls the setter and getter, sets property to 16