Question

I’m messing around with Xcode and Interface Builder. I want to make a timer or clock type app. What type of object should the numbers be? Just a ‘Label’?

Answer 1

You could use a ‘Label’ (which is a modified NSTextField), or you could use an non-editable NSTextField or even a NSView with a custom drawing method.

If you’re still learning, I suggest you use a Label and go from there.

When linking to your AppDelegate (or whatever object you’re using), remember to create an IBOutlet on your property declaration so you can link your label, like so:

@property (nonatomic, assign) IBOutlet NSTextField *clockLabel;

And setup the clock value using the setStringValue: method:

[self.clockLabel setStringValue:myString];