Question

I would like to assign a date from one view controller to another

-(void) setCurrentDate:(NSDate newDate){
    self.currentDate = newDate;
    [self updateView];
}

While debugging I see the currentDate value out of scope and the application crashes with EXC_BAD_ACCESS.

Any help will be appreciated.

Answer 1

You need to pass the pointer to date. Something like this:

-(void) setCurrentDate:(NSDate* newDate){
    [self.currentDate release];
    self.currentDate = newDate;
    [self.currentDate retain];
    [self updateView];
}

Of course, your currentDate class variable should also be a NSDate pointer. It will be even better if you use a property instead of a custom made setter.