macOS NSAlert get accessory view contents as string

[RobRiley]

Hi,

I'm sure someone will answer this in minutes

I want to put the contents of an NSAlert accessory view into an NSString but don't know the correct syntax. Here's a broken down example of what I have:

NSTextView *accessory = [[NSTextView alloc] initWithFrame:NSMakeRect(0,0,200,40)];
	[accessory insertText:[[NSAttributedString alloc] init]];
	[accessory setEditable:YES];
	[accessory setDrawsBackground:YES];
NSAlert *alert = [[[NSAlert alloc] init] autorelease];
[alert setAccessoryView:accessory];
[alert addButtonWithTitle:NSLocalizedString(@"OK", nil)];
NSInteger choice = [alert runModal];
// get accessory view as string here!!

Thanks in advance!

 

[kainjow]

NSString *text = [accessory string];

Is that what you mean?

 

[RobRiley]

NSString *text = [accessory string];

Is that what you mean?

That's EXACTLY what I mean

Thanks. That was literally minutes.