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Why do I get a Build Error on Tab Bar Tap?


I am creating an iPhone iOS Application. I have 3 tabs in a tab bar controller. When I tap on the third tab on the tab bar controller in iOS Simulator, iOS simulator disappears and I am shown the main.m file with a green highlight over:

int retVal = UIApplicationMain(argc, argv, nil, nil);

The build error states that: Thread 1: Program received signal: SIGABRT

If I look at the build output window at the bottom of the screen, I see the following text:

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This GDB was configured as "x86_64-apple-darwin".Attaching to process 4283.
**2011-07-03 12:45:37.114 Cypher Bot[4283:207] *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSUnknownKeyException', reason: '[<UIViewController 0x4e1b190> setValue:forUndefinedKey:]: this class is not key value coding-compliant for the key portraitView.'
*** Call stack at first throw:
(
        0   CoreFoundation                      0x00dce5a9 __exceptionPreprocess + 185
        1   libobjc.A.dylib                     0x00f22313 objc_exception_throw + 44
        2   CoreFoundation                      0x00dce4e1 -[NSException raise] + 17
        3   Foundation                          0x007a0677 _NSSetUsingKeyValueSetter + 135
        4   Foundation                          0x007a05e5 -[NSObject(NSKeyValueCoding) setValue:forKey:] + 285
        5   UIKit                               0x0021c30c -[UIRuntimeOutletConnection connect] + 112
        6   CoreFoundation                      0x00d448cf -[NSArray makeObjectsPerformSelector:] + 239
        7   UIKit                               0x0021ad23 -[UINib instantiateWithOwner:options:] + 1041
        8   UIKit                               0x0021cab7 -[NSBundle(UINSBundleAdditions) loadNibNamed:owner:options:] + 168
        9   UIKit                               0x000d2628 -[UIViewController _loadViewFromNibNamed:bundle:] + 70
        10  UIKit                               0x000d0134 -[UIViewController loadView] + 120
        11  UIKit                               0x000d000e -[UIViewController view] + 56
        12  UIKit                               0x000e2f54 -[UITabBarController transitionFromViewController:toViewController:transition:shouldSetSelected:] + 120
        13  UIKit                               0x000e1aaa -[UITabBarController transitionFromViewController:toViewController:] + 64
        14  UIKit                               0x000e38a2 -[UITabBarController _setSelectedViewController:] + 263
        15  UIKit                               0x000e3711 -[UITabBarController _tabBarItemClicked:] + 352
        16  UIKit                               0x000204fd -[UIApplication sendAction:to:from:forEvent:] + 119
        17  UIKit                               0x00222ce6 -[UITabBar _sendAction:withEvent:] + 422
        18  UIKit                               0x000204fd -[UIApplication sendAction:to:from:forEvent:] + 119
        19  UIKit                               0x000b0799 -[UIControl sendAction:to:forEvent:] + 67
        20  UIKit                               0x000b2c2b -[UIControl(Internal) _sendActionsForEvents:withEvent:] + 527
        21  UIKit                               0x000b0750 -[UIControl sendActionsForControlEvents:] + 49
        22  UIKit                               0x000204fd -[UIApplication sendAction:to:from:forEvent:] + 119
        23  UIKit                               0x000b0799 -[UIControl sendAction:to:forEvent:] + 67
        24  UIKit                               0x000b2c2b -[UIControl(Internal) _sendActionsForEvents:withEvent:] + 527
        25  UIKit                               0x000b17d8 -[UIControl touchesEnded:withEvent:] + 458
        26  UIKit                               0x00044ded -[UIWindow _sendTouchesForEvent:] + 567
        27  UIKit                               0x00025c37 -[UIApplication sendEvent:] + 447
        28  UIKit                               0x0002af2e _UIApplicationHandleEvent + 7576
        29  GraphicsServices                    0x01007992 PurpleEventCallback + 1550
        30  CoreFoundation                      0x00daf944 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE1_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 52
        31  CoreFoundation                      0x00d0fcf7 __CFRunLoopDoSource1 + 215
        32  CoreFoundation                      0x00d0cf83 __CFRunLoopRun + 979
        33  CoreFoundation                      0x00d0c840 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 208
        34  CoreFoundation                      0x00d0c761 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 97
        35  GraphicsServices                    0x010061c4 GSEventRunModal + 217
        36  GraphicsServices                    0x01006289 GSEventRun + 115
        37  UIKit                               0x0002ec93 UIApplicationMain + 1160
        38  Cypher Bot                          0x00002889 main + 121
        39  Cypher Bot                          0x00002805 start + 53
        40  ???                                 0x00000001 0x0 + 1
)
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'NSException'
sharedlibrary apply-load-rules all
Current language:  auto; currently objective-c
(gdb)**
>

The changes I made to the third view controller just before this were:

  1. Add Support for Landscape
  2. Add Memory Warning Event
  3. Add a feature that allows you to open the SMS app (I have deleted that, and then I ran the project but nothing happened)

EDIT: I have included the header file:

#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>


@interface ThirdViewController : UIViewController {
    IBOutlet UIView *landscapeView;
    IBOutlet UIView *portraitView;

}

@property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet UIView *landscapeView;

@property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet UIView *portraitView;
@end

The @properties are used with @synthesize and there are no errors or warnings in the project.

EDIT 2: I have removed everything related to portraitView and landscapeView and now when I run it and I tap More, I get the following:

**Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInternalInconsistencyException', reason: 'Could not load NIB in bundle: 'NSBundle </Users/Spencer/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/4.3.2/Applications/1E0A4C15-2143-442D-A8FC-4AE36CFC90E4/Cypher Bot.app> (loaded)' with name 'ThirdViewController.xib''**

What am I doing wrong? How come I can't tap on the third tab?

Any help is appreciated! Thanks!


Solution

  • It appears that your nib file tries to bind something to an outlet named portraitView on a UIViewController, but UIViewController does not have such a property. I'd guess you need to go into IB and change the class on that view controller to whichever custom UIViewController subclass in your application it is supposed to be.