iOS NSMutableArray of UIButton objects

[XcodeNewb]

I have an NSMutableArray that I have filled with UIButton objects. The problem I am having is that on a certain user action I want to hide all of the buttons that I have added to that array.

I tried something like:

[[myDateArray objectAtIndex:i] setHidden];

but this did not work. It is like I lose that fact that the objects in the array are of UIButton type.

Any ideas how I can retrieve the type of the object to use it's properties?

Thanks

 

[PhoneyDeveloper]

It's true that when you get an object back from an array it has a type of id but you can certainly send it messages. These should work, for instance:

UIButton*  b = [myDateArray objectAtIndex:i];
b.hidden = YES;

[[myDateArray objectAtIndex:i] setHidden:YES];

 

[XcodeNewb]

Thanks Phoney. I swear I tried both of those and they didn't work. Works fine now though. The little things we waste our time on are amazing!

 

[moral-hazard]

I have an NSMutableArray that I have filled with UIButton objects. The problem I am having is that on a certain user action I want to hide all of the buttons that I have added to that array.

but this did not work. It is like I lose that fact that the objects in the array are of UIButton type.

Any ideas how I can retrieve the type of the object to use it's properties?

Thanks

Obj-C does not know that all of the objects in the array are UIButtons - cast it. Phoney's code does the same thing. You basically have to "force" obj-C to treat it as a UIButton, which works out fine (assuming that it is).

((UIButton* )[[myDateArray objectAtIndex:i]).hidden = YES;