[iOliverC]

Is this possible? If so is there any sample code or tutorial?

Im looking to gather the text from a .txt file, and for it to display in a text view. If possible, id rather use a rtf file.

[tobli]

Originally posted by iOliverC:
Is this possible? If so is there any sample code or tutorial?

Im looking to gather the text from a .txt file, and for it to display in a text view. If possible, id rather use a rtf file.

NSString *string = [NSString stringWithContentsOfURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"http://www.foo.bar/file.txt"]];
[myTextView setString:string];

Isn't Cocoa great?
Using rtf instead of raw text isn't much harder, check the docs for NSTextView and NSText.

[iOliverC]

I get the code, but im just not sure how to make the text view to display it. Sorry for my newbness. Thanks!

[DaGuy]

//Line 1:


NSString *string = [NSString stringWithContentsOfURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"http://www.foo.bar/file.txt"]];

//Line 2:

[myTextView setString:string];


Line 1 creates an NSString and initiates it with the indicated URL data. So you end up with an NSString holding your data.

Line 2 says that myTextview is to be sent a message to set its display with the string from Line 1. Substitute myTextView with whatever name you've given your NSTextView widget in Interface Builder and you your are set.

Cocoa is freaking awesome!

[ambush]

Originally posted by iOliverC:
I get the code, but im just not sure how to make the text view to display it. Sorry for my newbness. Thanks!

you just send the view a - setStringNSString *)string message

e.g.

[myView setString;@"hello"]

The documentation says it all.

[iOliverC]

Hey guys, I got the code and thought back to something similar and put it in awakeFromNib. Now onto the rtf challenge =-)