[Samad]

Is there any way to dynamically create NSButtons or NSTextFields without having to code my own NSView that can implement the same functionality and appearance?

[smeger]

NSButton inherits from NSControl, which inherits from NSView. This means you can use any of the methods in NSControl or NSView in your NSButton. Sooo, to create an NSButton programmatically, figure out the rectangle you want it to be in and do:

Code:
NSButton *myButton = [[[NSButton alloc] initWithFrame: myFrame] autorelease];
[superview addSubview: myButton];
[myButton setTitle: @"Okay"];
// etc

NSTextField is an exercise for the reader.

[Samad]

I tried doing that, and I got a button with the OpenStep appearance, not Aqua. Here's the source code for the AppController:

- (void) awakeFromNib
{
NSRect frame = {{50.0, 50.0}, {100.0, 20.0}};
NSButton *myButton = [[[NSButton alloc] initWithFrame: frame] autorelease];
[[mainWindow contentView] addSubview: myButton];
[myButton setTitle: @"OK"];
}

[smeger]

Take a look at the setButtonType method.