NSURLRequest *requestObj = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:url];
[webView loadRequest:requestObj];
[self addSubview:webView];
[webView release];
Draggable items
Here's how to create a simple draggable image.
1. Create a new class that inherits from UIImageView
@interface myDraggableImage : UIImageView { }
2. In the implementation for this new class, add the 2 methods:
- (void) touchesBegan:(NSSet*)touches withEvent:(UIEvent*)event
{ // Retrieve the touch point
CGPoint pt = [[touches anyObject] locationInView:self];
startLocation = pt;
[[self superview] bringSubviewToFront:self];
}
- (void) touchesMoved:(NSSet*)touches withEvent:(UIEvent*)event
{ // Move relative to the original touch point
CGPoint pt = [[touches anyObject] locationInView:self];
CGRect frame = [self frame];
frame.origin.x += pt.x - startLocation.x;
frame.origin.y += pt.y - startLocation.y;
[self setFrame:frame];
}
3. Now instantiate the new class as you would any other new image and add it to your view
dragger = [[myDraggableImage alloc] initWithFrame:myDragRect];
[dragger setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"myImage.png"]];
[dragger setUserInteractionEnabled:YES];
AudioServicesCreateSystemSoundID (baseURL, &pmph);
AudioServicesPlaySystemSound(pmph);
[baseURL release];
1. Create the new thread:
[NSThread detachNewThreadSelector:@selector(myMethod) toTarget:self withObject:nil];
2. Create the method that is called by the new thread:
- (void)myMethod
{
NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
*** code that should be run in the new thread goes here ***
[pool release];
}
What if you need to do something to the main thread from inside your new thread (for example, show a loading symbol)? Use performSelectorOnMainThread.
[self performSelectorOnMainThread:@selector(myMethod) withObject:nil waitUntilDone:false];
Alerts
Show a simple alert with OK button.
UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:nil message:
@"An Alert!" delegate:self cancelButtonTitle:@"OK" otherButtonTitles:nil];
[alert show];
[alert release];
Info button
Increase the touchable area on the Info button, so it's easier to press.
CGRect newInfoButtonRect = CGRectMake(infoButton.frame.origin.x-25, infoButton.frame.origin.y-25, infoButton.frame.size.width+50, infoButton.frame.size.height+50);
[infoButton setFrame:newInfoButtonRect];
Detecting Subviews
You can loop through subviews of an existing view. This works especially well if you use the "tag" property on your views.
for (UIImageView *anImage in [self.view subviews])
{
if (anImage.tag == 1)
{ // do something }
}