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15 Mar 2008 · Tags: objective c, cocoa

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MVC:

• model is the data. gives the data to view. view reads the data. controller changes data
• view is the display. reads data from model. reports user interaction to controller
• controller. changes the data based on user interaction in the view

Target/Action (command):

• in cocoa, this is how responding to actions from controls is implemented
• e.g. when button is pressed, framework sends a message to application code
• general way in which object (e.g. button) can send messages to undetermined object (part of application code you write)
• IB (Interface Builder) does that when you create new control, class and instance and ctrl-drag defines target action

Delegation:

• messages send to Holder object are forwarded to Delegate
• Holder needs an instance of Delegate and a way to set it

Chain of responsibility:

• a message is handled by the most appropriate object out of many
• used in cocoa for handling events. An event message is sent to a first responder object (e.g. if clicked on a button, button objects is the first responder). If the object doesn’t know how to handle the message, it sends it to the next object in chain etc.

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