Array Initialization - objective-c

The following code for initialization of array works ::
NSArray *array = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:#"Toy Story 3",#"Inception",nil];
self.list = [array sortedArrayUsingSelector:#selector(compare:)];
[array release];
[super viewDidLoad];
But the following code doesnt. The iPhone Simulator Terminates as soon as I try to scroll the Table View which i used to view the array. (Only after i scroll onto empty tableViewCells)
NSBundle *bundle = [NSBundle mainBundle];
NSString *plistPath = [bundle pathForResource:#"MovieList" ofType:#"plist"];
NSMutableArray *array = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:plistPath];
NSLog([array objectAtIndex:1]);
self.list = [array sortedArrayUsingSelector:#selector(compare:)];
[array release];
[super viewDidLoad];
This was an example app from the Book "Beginning iPhone Development" by Dave Mark. In the example , they have initialized the array within the code, while i have tried to initialize it from a external file.
The console Log ::
2010-12-22 20:57:43.772 Nav[2474:40b] WARNING: Using legacy cell layout due to delegate implementation of tableView:accessoryTypeForRowWithIndexPath: in <RootViewController: 0x9908870>. Please remove your implementation of this method and set the cell properties accessoryType and/or editingAccessoryType to move to the new cell layout behavior. This method will no longer be called in a future release.
2010-12-22 20:58:12.480 Nav[2474:40b] WARNING: Using legacy cell layout due to delegate implementation of tableView:accessoryTypeForRowWithIndexPath: in <DisclosureButtonController: 0x9b32ab0>. Please remove your implementation of this method and set the cell properties accessoryType and/or editingAccessoryType to move to the new cell layout behavior. This method will no longer be called in a future release.
2010-12-22 20:59:13.299 Nav[2474:40b] -[UIDeviceRGBColor length]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x9b3d900
2010-12-22 20:59:13.301 Nav[2474:40b] *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '-[UIDeviceRGBColor length]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x9b3d900'
*** Call stack at first throw:
(
0 CoreFoundation 0x00db2be9 __exceptionPreprocess + 185
1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00f075c2 objc_exception_throw + 47
2 CoreFoundation 0x00db46fb -[NSObject(NSObject) doesNotRecognizeSelector:] + 187
3 CoreFoundation 0x00d24366 ___forwarding___ + 966
4 CoreFoundation 0x00d23f22 _CF_forwarding_prep_0 + 50
5 UIKit 0x0051a9ca -[UITableViewCellLayoutManager layoutSubviewsOfCell:] + 3424
6 UIKit 0x00482e02 -[UITableViewCell layoutSubviews] + 95
7 QuartzCore 0x01c70451 -[CALayer layoutSublayers] + 181
8 QuartzCore 0x01c7017c CALayerLayoutIfNeeded + 220
9 QuartzCore 0x01c6937c _ZN2CA7Context18commit_transactionEPNS_11TransactionE + 310
10 QuartzCore 0x01c690d0 _ZN2CA11Transaction6commitEv + 292
11 QuartzCore 0x01c997d5 _ZN2CA11Transaction17observer_callbackEP19__CFRunLoopObservermPv + 99
12 CoreFoundation 0x00d93fbb __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_AN_OBSERVER_CALLBACK_FUNCTION__ + 27
13 CoreFoundation 0x00d290e7 __CFRunLoopDoObservers + 295
14 CoreFoundation 0x00cf1bd7 __CFRunLoopRun + 1575
15 CoreFoundation 0x00cf1240 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 208
16 CoreFoundation 0x00cf1161 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 97
17 GraphicsServices 0x016e7268 GSEventRunModal + 217
18 GraphicsServices 0x016e732d GSEventRun + 115
19 UIKit 0x002ca42e UIApplicationMain + 1160
20 Nav 0x00002598 main + 102
21 Nav 0x00002529 start + 53
)
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'NSException'
enter code here

It sounds like this is a perfect job for the debugger, doesn't it? Why not set a breakpoint on the first line and make sure nothing is unexpectedly nil or out of bounds as you step through and inspect your variables? Perhaps paying attention to the error that's undoubtedly logged to the console might be helpful, too?
Given you've mentioned neither the line on which it terminates nor any log messages, this is about as specific as anyone can get.

The first argument to NSLog needs to be an NSString. The object you're passing to it appears to be part of the UIColor cluster. I suggest you change to:
NSLog(#"%#", [array objectAtIndex:1]);
So the first argument is definitely a string and it says just to print a description of whichever object is the next argument.

Related

Exception : *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInternalInconsistencyException', reason: 'Could not load NIB in bundle

I am trying to use .xib files in iOS10+ in table View Controller again and again to load
static NSString *reuseIdentifier = #"SessionTableViewCellIdentifier";
SessionTableViewCell *cell = (SessionTableViewCell*)[tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:reuseIdentifier];
if( !cell )
{
cell = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:#"SessionTableViewCell" owner:self options:nil] objectAtIndex:0];
}
It is working fine on Version 9.3 but after some time it gives me exception on iOS 10+
*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInternalInconsistencyException', reason: 'Could not load NIB in bundle: 'NSBundle </Users/srtekappledemo/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/1848F1BA-50B8-41AB-8538-CD741BD1A685/data/Containers/Bundle/Application/391AD08C-1DD7-46A0-A4D0-A07274A72241/ACSuccess.app> (loaded)' with name '3pB-ff-s9x-view-jo5-RS-cHl' and directory 'Main.storyboardc''
*** First throw call stack:
(
0 CoreFoundation 0x000000010e08fd4b __exceptionPreprocess + 171
1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x000000010d6d021e objc_exception_throw + 48
2 CoreFoundation 0x000000010e0f92b5 +[NSException raise:format:] + 197
3 UIKit 0x000000010f342bd2 -[UINib instantiateWithOwner:options:] + 507
4 UIKit 0x000000010f0d69c5 -[UIViewController _loadViewFromNibNamed:bundle:] + 386
5 UIKit 0x000000010f0d72e7 -[UIViewController loadView] + 177
6 UIKit 0x000000010f0d761c -[UIViewController loadViewIfRequired] + 201
7 UIKit 0x000000010f0de062 -[UIViewController __viewWillAppear:] + 118
8 UIKit 0x000000010f1091d3 -[UINavigationController _startCustomTransition:] + 1290
9 UIKit 0x000000010f119e48 -[UINavigationController _startDeferredTransitionIfNeeded:] + 697
10 UIKit 0x000000010f11afdb -[UINavigationController __viewWillLayoutSubviews] + 58
11 UIKit 0x000000010f311dd7 -[UILayoutContainerView layoutSubviews] + 223
12 UIKit 0x000000010effaab8 -[UIView(CALayerDelegate) layoutSublayersOfLayer:] + 1237
13 QuartzCore 0x000000010d02ebf8 -[CALayer layoutSublayers] + 146
14 QuartzCore 0x000000010d022440 _ZN2CA5Layer16layout_if_neededEPNS_11TransactionE + 366
15 QuartzCore 0x000000010d0222be _ZN2CA5Layer28layout_and_display_if_neededEPNS_11TransactionE + 24
16 QuartzCore 0x000000010cfb0318 _ZN2CA7Context18commit_transactionEPNS_11TransactionE + 280
17 QuartzCore 0x000000010cfdd3ff _ZN2CA11Transaction6commitEv + 475
18 UIKit 0x000000010ef607f0 _afterCACommitHandler + 346
19 CoreFoundation 0x000000010e034267 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_AN_OBSERVER_CALLBACK_FUNCTION__ + 23
20 CoreFoundation 0x000000010e0341d7 __CFRunLoopDoObservers + 391
21 CoreFoundation 0x000000010e018f8e __CFRunLoopRun + 1198
22 CoreFoundation 0x000000010e018884 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 420
23 GraphicsServices 0x0000000111302a6f GSEventRunModal + 161
24 UIKit 0x000000010ef35c68 UIApplicationMain + 159
25 ACSuccess 0x000000010cbc08ff main + 111
26 libdyld.dylib 0x0000000111a7668d start + 1
but there are so many links for it I have tried almost everything, Stated below:
Have you renamed your xib or storyboard file outside Xcode? If so, check everywhere you have a reference to it for inconsistencies. Also be sure you respect the uppercase / lowercase letters anywhere you reference the file since is case sensitive.
Go to Interface Builder, select your View1 ViewController > Utilities Panel > Identity Inspector > check if the Custom Class corresponds to your ViewController Class if you have one (.h and .m files).
Check your target's Build Phases > Copy Bundle Resources and make sure that your xib or storyboard file is added there. If you instantiate your View1 ViewController programmatically and you use xib file check the nib name for typos (remember, is case-sensitive). Also, if you currently append .xib file format to the name, remove the extension because it shouldn't be used. What I mean is this line of code:
UIViewController *controller = [[UIViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"xibFileName" bundle:nil];
Check the properties of your xib or storyboard file in the file inspector and make sure that your file is linked to your target in the Target Membership selection panel.
Check the properties of the xib or storyboard file in the file inspector and try switching your file Location to Relative to project or Relative to group. See if either way makes a difference.
If you're adding your view controller programmatically in the initWithCoder then you should instantiate it in the viewDidLoad method instead
If nothing from above applies to your situation, you could delete the file from Xcode (select Remove References) and import it again in your project.
Check your Info.plist file. If you use storyboads, you should have an entry like Main storyboard file base name and NOT Main nib file base name. If you use nibs, then is vice-versa. Also check that the file base name corresponds with name of the actual file.
Am I missing memory leak which is creating it this query?

NSSavePanel crash in sandbox app OS X 10.10

I'm using the NSSavePanel in OS X 10.10 in a sandboxed app to let the user choose the save location of a file (pretty standard), however the app crashes when i call:
NSSavePanel *panel = [NSSavePanel savePanel];
I get this in the debugger:
2014-10-14 18:22:16.019 Farm Hand[2807:942766] an error occurred while attempting to connect to listener 'com.apple.view-bridge': Connection interrupted
2014-10-14 18:22:16.020 Farm Hand[2807:942766] *** Assertion failure in +[NSXPCSharedListener connectionForListenerNamed:fromServiceNamed:], /SourceCache/ViewBridge/ViewBridge-99/NSXPCSharedListener.m:394
2014-10-14 18:22:16.023 Farm Hand[2807:942766] An uncaught exception was raised
2014-10-14 18:22:16.023 Farm Hand[2807:942766] NSXPCSharedListener unable to create endpoint for listener named com.apple.view-bridge
2014-10-14 18:22:16.023 Farm Hand[2807:942766] (
0 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff8880364c __exceptionPreprocess + 172
1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff9390e6de objc_exception_throw + 43
2 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff8880342a +[NSException raise:format:arguments:] + 106
3 Foundation 0x00007fff8a3a65b9 -[NSAssertionHandler handleFailureInMethod:object:file:lineNumber:description:] + 195
4 ViewBridge 0x00007fff964e40b8 +[NSXPCSharedListener connectionForListenerNamed:fromServiceNamed:] + 151
5 ViewBridge 0x00007fff964c2981 -[NSRemoteViewBase serviceMarshalConnection] + 286
6 ViewBridge 0x00007fff964c36ae -[NSRemoteViewBase advanceToConfigPhase:awaitingWindowRights:] + 414
7 ViewBridge 0x00007fff964d1f7b -[NSWindowCentricRemoteView advanceToConfigPhase] + 947
8 ViewBridge 0x00007fff964c4223 -[NSRemoteViewBase viewServiceMarshalProxy:withErrorHandler:] + 88
9 ViewBridge 0x00007fff964ba8a8 -[NSRemoteViewBase bridge] + 207
10 AppKit 0x00007fff8e859b9d -[NSVBSavePanel init] + 303
11 AppKit 0x00007fff8e5a8ec1 +[NSSavePanel newRemotePanel] + 301
12 AppKit 0x00007fff8e5a8f53 +[NSSavePanel _crunchyRawUnbonedPanel] + 74
13 Farm Hand 0x000000010009526d __40-[RHFlockHomeViewController exportTable]_block_invoke_3 + 109
14 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001002202bb _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 12
15 libdispatch.dylib 0x000000010021ad43 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
16 libdispatch.dylib 0x0000000100229d9f _dispatch_main_queue_callback_4CF + 1370
17 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff88756c59 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_SERVICING_THE_MAIN_DISPATCH_QUEUE__ + 9
18 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff887132ef __CFRunLoopRun + 2159
19 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff88712838 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 296
20 HIToolbox 0x00007fff94ec743f RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 235
21 HIToolbox 0x00007fff94ec71ba ReceiveNextEventCommon + 431
22 HIToolbox 0x00007fff94ec6ffb _BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter + 71
23 AppKit 0x00007fff8e006821 _DPSNextEvent + 964
24 AppKit 0x00007fff8e005fd0 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 194
25 AppKit 0x00007fff8dff9f73 -[NSApplication run] + 594
26 AppKit 0x00007fff8dfe5424 NSApplicationMain + 1832
27 Farm Hand 0x0000000100010552 main + 34
28 libdyld.dylib 0x00007fff8d7e85c9 start + 1
)
2014-10-14 18:22:16.027 Farm Hand[2807:942766] *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInternalInconsistencyException', reason: 'NSXPCSharedListener unable to create endpoint for listener named com.apple.view-bridge'
*** First throw call stack:
(
0 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff8880364c __exceptionPreprocess + 172
1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff9390e6de objc_exception_throw + 43
2 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff8880342a +[NSException raise:format:arguments:] + 106
3 Foundation 0x00007fff8a3a65b9 -[NSAssertionHandler handleFailureInMethod:object:file:lineNumber:description:] + 195
4 ViewBridge 0x00007fff964e40b8 +[NSXPCSharedListener connectionForListenerNamed:fromServiceNamed:] + 151
5 ViewBridge 0x00007fff964c2981 -[NSRemoteViewBase serviceMarshalConnection] + 286
6 ViewBridge 0x00007fff964c36ae -[NSRemoteViewBase advanceToConfigPhase:awaitingWindowRights:] + 414
7 ViewBridge 0x00007fff964d1f7b -[NSWindowCentricRemoteView advanceToConfigPhase] + 947
8 ViewBridge 0x00007fff964c4223 -[NSRemoteViewBase viewServiceMarshalProxy:withErrorHandler:] + 88
9 ViewBridge 0x00007fff964ba8a8 -[NSRemoteViewBase bridge] + 207
10 AppKit 0x00007fff8e859b9d -[NSVBSavePanel init] + 303
11 AppKit 0x00007fff8e5a8ec1 +[NSSavePanel newRemotePanel] + 301
12 AppKit 0x00007fff8e5a8f53 +[NSSavePanel _crunchyRawUnbonedPanel] + 74
13 Farm Hand 0x000000010009526d __40-[RHFlockHomeViewController exportTable]_block_invoke_3 + 109
14 libdispatch.dylib 0x00000001002202bb _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 12
15 libdispatch.dylib 0x000000010021ad43 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
16 libdispatch.dylib 0x0000000100229d9f _dispatch_main_queue_callback_4CF + 1370
17 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff88756c59 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_SERVICING_THE_MAIN_DISPATCH_QUEUE__ + 9
18 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff887132ef __CFRunLoopRun + 2159
19 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff88712838 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 296
20 HIToolbox 0x00007fff94ec743f RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 235
21 HIToolbox 0x00007fff94ec71ba ReceiveNextEventCommon + 431
22 HIToolbox 0x00007fff94ec6ffb _BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter + 71
23 AppKit 0x00007fff8e006821 _DPSNextEvent + 964
24 AppKit 0x00007fff8e005fd0 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 194
25 AppKit 0x00007fff8dff9f73 -[NSApplication run] + 594
26 AppKit 0x00007fff8dfe5424 NSApplicationMain + 1832
27 Farm Hand 0x0000000100010552 main + 34
28 libdyld.dylib 0x00007fff8d7e85c9 start + 1
)
libc++abi.dylib: terminating with uncaught exception of type NSException
This is my code in full:
if ([format isEqualToString:#".csv"]) {
loadingBar = [RHLoadingBar loadingBarWithMessage:#"Preparing File..."];
[loadingBar showModally];
[loadingBar start];
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0), ^{
NSString *string = [[RHFileController sharedController] CSVTableWithObject:sheepArrayController.arrangedObjects propertyKeys:#[#"tagNumber", #"ukNumber", #"age", #"breed", #"comments"] columnHeaders:#[#"Tag Number", #"UK Number", #"Age", #"Breed", #"Comments"]];
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
[loadingBar stop];
[loadingBar dismiss];
NSSavePanel *panel = [NSSavePanel savePanel];
[panel beginSheetModalForWindow:[[NSApplication sharedApplication] mainWindow] completionHandler:^(NSInteger result) {
}];
});
});
}
Is this a known bug or is it something in my code? If it's a known bug can I get round it.
EDIT: This is how I'm getting around it until Apple fix it (thank's to #serren for the fix):
First uncheck the Is Initial Controller in your primary window controller (your App won't automatically launch the main window now).
Then:
In the AppDelegate.h:
#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
#interface AppDelegate : NSObject <NSApplicationDelegate>
// Add strong reference to the root window controller
#property (strong) NSWindowController *rootController;
#end
Finally in AppDelegate.m implement applicationDidFinishLaunching: like so (remember to set your initial controller identifier, here mine is "HomeView"):
- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification
{
// Insert code here to initialize your application
// Show main window (to avoid powerbox bug)...
NSStoryboard *sb = [NSStoryboard storyboardWithName:#"Main" bundle:nil];
rootController = [sb instantiateControllerWithIdentifier:#"HomeView"];
[rootController showWindow:self];
// Other custom setup for your App...
}
This process will mean that the NSApplication's mainWindow property will be set to the rootController.window automatically. So if you want to get your main window at any time you can still call [[NSApplication sharedApplication] mainWindow]; Also the AppDelegate and the NSApplication singleton both have a strong reference to this window which is important (otherwise the window will be released and the App will crash).
Hope this helps for the time being.
Unfortunately the answer above had nothing to do with my scenario, as there were no ArrayControllers present on the screen creating the NSSavePanel.
One of the comments to the original question pointed me in the right direction though, which was to get rid of the custom WindowController subclass. When I did that, the panel appeared just fine. However, since that's not a great solution (in case you really want to keep your custom class), I kept digging..
FYI, I am using NSStoryboards and building the app for 10.10.
I noticed some weird behavior when I (temporarily) unchecked "Restorable" on my main window--every time the save panel appeared, a new main window of my app appeared. That led me to believe that my app delegate had a major disconnect with the primary window being shown--especially now with storyboards having a separate Application Scene and WindowController.
What I did:
Select my primary window controller and UNCHECK "Is Initial Controller" (i.e. there is no initial controller set for the storyboard)
In my app delegate, in applicationDidFinishLaunching:, I manually created the storyboard and loaded the window controller using instantiateControllerWithIdentifier:
I set the self.window to the created windowController.window property
I made self.window the key and order front (using makeKeyAndOrderFront:)
The app launches, loads the window as before, but now the save panel appears just fine. It also works with a custom windowController subclass.
Finally, as a bonus, I finally have the proper behavior when using applicationShouldTerminateAfterLastWindowClosed (being set to NO)
Short Description:
This look like a bug somehow related to ArrayController and perhaps any other similar controller for that mater or whatever it inherits or the bindings system in IB. Here is a simple code which demonstrates the problem in detail: https://www.dropbox.com/s/atwoc2hweh5fjk6/Bug.zip?dl=0
Long Description:
It looks like that something weird is going on inside the SDK.
In the example that I have provided I have a standard application generated with a standard Xcode 6.1 template. The application is sandboxed. Inside the application delegate we simply test if the NSSavePanel will fire without any problems. The ViewController declares a property called "array" which is later bound to an NSArrayController (see inside Main.storyboard).
If you launch the application in this setup you will see that the NSSavePanel fails. However, if we simply turn off the NSArrayController binding, the call to NSSavePanel miraculously work.
Therefore, it is safe to assume that this is nothing but a bad bug hidden underneath the latest SDK, which apple needs to fix.
Feel free to add the sample to your bug report to Apple.
Woraround:
It looks like if you disable the "Raises For Not Applicable Keys" option inside the array controller binding you get the application to work again without turning off the binding itself. This probably means that an exception is raised before setting up the sandbox connecting to the XPC service therefore making the application misbehave.
The proper fix will be for apple to put the XPC connection initialization code somewhere where it is guarded from weird errors and exceptions therefore ensuring that it is always working.
UPDATE
Based on serenn suggestion I use the following code to make my application behave as expected:
let sb = NSStoryboard(name: "Main", bundle: nil)!
// ---
rootWindowController = sb.instantiateControllerWithIdentifier("MainWindowController") as? NSWindowController
// ---
rootWindowController?.showWindow(self)
In my tests I find that rootWindowController?.showWindow(self) works better to show the window instead of makeKeyAndOrderFront because otherwise the segues don't get properly connected (popups, etc). This method works for me.
According to the App Sandbox Design Guide you should create your own subclass of NSDocument. NSDocument has its own method for presenting the save dialog:
The NSDocument class automatically works with Powerbox. NSDocument also provides support for keeping documents within your sandbox if the user moves them using the Finder.
Remember that the inheritance path of the NSOpenPanel and NSSavePanel classes is different when your app is sandboxed. See Open and Save Dialog Behavior with App Sandbox.
Because of this runtime difference, an NSOpenPanel or NSSavePanel object inherits fewer methods with App Sandbox. If you attempt to send a message to an NSOpenPanel or NSSavePanel object, and that method is defined in the NSPanel, NSWindow, or NSResponder classes, the system raises an exception. The Xcode compiler does not issue a warning or error to alert you to this runtime behavior.

How can accessing super in an instance method cause EXC_BAD_ACCESS?

Inside an instance method I'm calling the same selector on the superclass and getting EXC_BAD_ACCESS. I'm using manual reference counting (not ARC), and this is happening in the main thread. Static analysis reports no issues, not that I take that to mean a clean bill of health. The relevant code is as follows:
CommentListMedia.m (stack frame 1 in the trace below):
- (void)play {
if ((comments.isLoading) && (! comments.isLoaded))
playWhenLoaded = YES;
else [super play]; // <-- EXC_BAD_ACCESS happens here
}
MediaControls.m (stack frame 2 in the trace below):
- (void)play {
[media play]; // <-- this calls the code above
[self notifyWithName:MediaControlsDidPlayNotification];
}
MyApp.m (stack frame 11 in the trace below):
- (void)sendEvent:(UIEvent *)event {
[super sendEvent:event]; // <-- this calls the code above
...
}
The superclass of CommentListMedia is SequentialMedia, which doesn't figure into the stack trace because the exception occurs before it's reached.
Unfortunately I'm only seeing this in crash reports (from Crashlytics), and haven't been able to reproduce it myself. What strikes me as odd about it is that the reference to the class instance must have been good to perform the play selector in the first place, but somehow by the time it gets to the end, the reference to the superclass is bad. At first I thought the instance might be auto-released or something, but I'm under the impression that autoreleasing happens on the main thread at the end of the run loop, not at some random time in the middle of a call. Any input on what might be causing this or how to debug it would be appreciated.
The call stack on the main thread looks like this:
0 libobjc.A.dylib objc_msgSend + 5
1 MyApp -[CommentListMedia play]
2 MyApp -[MediaControls play]
3 UIKit -[UIApplication sendAction:to:from:forEvent:] + 90
4 UIKit -[UIApplication sendAction:toTarget:fromSender:forEvent:] + 30
5 UIKit -[UIControl sendAction:to:forEvent:] + 44
6 UIKit -[UIControl _sendActionsForEvents:withEvent:] + 374
7 UIKit -[UIControl touchesEnded:withEvent:] + 590
8 UIKit -[UIWindow _sendTouchesForEvent:] + 528
9 UIKit -[UIWindow sendEvent:] + 832
10 UIKit -[UIApplication sendEvent:] + 196
11 MyApp -[MyApp sendEvent:]
12 UIKit _UIApplicationHandleEventQueue + 7096
13 CoreFoundation __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE0_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 14
14 CoreFoundation __CFRunLoopDoSources0 + 206
15 CoreFoundation __CFRunLoopRun + 622
16 CoreFoundation CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 522
17 CoreFoundation CFRunLoopRunInMode + 106
18 GraphicsServices GSEventRunModal + 138
19 UIKit UIApplicationMain + 1136
20 MyApp main
0 libobjc.A.dylib objc_msgSend + 5
1 MyApp -[CommentListMedia play]
That may be a crash in -[SequentialMedia play]. Specifically, if that method returns void and makes a call as the last expression in the method, it may be that the [optimizing] compiler generated a tail call. This would effectively cause the method call to disappear from the stack.
Post the contents of the registers from your crash report. $r0 can be quite illuminating (as it is the first arg and should be a viable object).
Also, if there is heavy concurrency in play in your program, then it could be that the object is being released and deallocated by a secondary thread. But, typically, you would see more than one flavor of odd crash (though sometimes not, if your code makes heavy use of synchronization primitives -- it can be remarkable how consistent a concurrent program behaves from run to run).

NSTimer crashing my application

So I have an application which uses an NSTimer. The problem is that when the NSTimer runs, my application will crash with EXC_BAD_ACCESS. I only just started with objective-c so I don't know how to properly debug it. If I thought call the -(void)logIn{} with [self logIn]; the application will work.
My code:
.h
#interface DJ_WAppDelegate : NSObject {
NSTimer *loginTimer;
}
-(void)logIn;
#end
.m
- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification {
[self logIn]; // this works
loginTimer = [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:5.0 target:self selector:#selector(logIn) userInfo:nil repeats:YES]; // this fails
}
- (void)logIn {
NSLog(#"Logging in...");
// if I comment out these 2 lines it works with the NSTimer!?... (I've would have more code below)
NSURL *loginConn = [NSURL URLWithString:[NSString stringWithFormat:#"some-website.com"]];
NSInteger loginReturn = [[NSString stringWithContentsOfURL:loginConn encoding:NSASCIIStringEncoding error:nil] intValue];
// when "loginReturn" return "OK" the timer (loginTimer) will be stopped with: [loginTimer invalidate];
// more code would be below... (which works!)
}
So the problem is with the NSURL it think.
Thanks for helping.
EDIT 1:
Here's the crash stack:
EException Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x0000000000000020
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Application Specific Information:
objc_msgSend() selector name: respondsToSelector:
Thread 0 Crashed: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0 libobjc.A.dylib 0x9603bed7 objc_msgSend + 23
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x922ed5f2 _CFStringAppendFormatAndArgumentsAux + 3138
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x922ec979 _CFStringCreateWithFormatAndArgumentsAux + 105
3 com.apple.Foundation 0x9656ebfb -[NSPlaceholderString initWithFormat:locale:arguments:] + 163
4 com.apple.Foundation 0x9656eaae +[NSString stringWithFormat:] + 88
5 com.who.DJ-W 0x00001d56 -[DJ_WAppDelegate logIn] + 116 (DJ_WAppDelegate.m:108)
6 com.apple.Foundation 0x965b08d4 __NSFireTimer + 141
7 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x922ffadb __CFRunLoopRun + 8059
8 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x922fd464 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 452
9 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x922fd291 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 97
10 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x91646e04 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 392
11 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x91646bb9 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 354
12 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x91646a3e BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 81
13 com.apple.AppKit 0x9265378d _DPSNextEvent + 847
14 com.apple.AppKit 0x92652fce -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 156
15 com.apple.AppKit 0x92615247 -[NSApplication run] + 821
16 com.apple.AppKit 0x9260d2d9 NSApplicationMain + 574
17 com.who.DJ-W 0x00001c92 start + 54
hope this helps... to find the error
EDIT 2:
With the Zombie Mode on I get this: *** -[CFString respondsToSelector:]: message sent to deallocated instance 0x46d550 I hope this helps.
EDIT 3:
To Ball: Here is the original URL (took away the domain here) /DJW/work.php?user=iBlackbirdi&udid=00000000-0000-1000-80005&key=660e5744e&cmd=slocau&type=get
There are several problems here:
djwLog is a class method so you should call it on the class not the instance
like this: [[self class] djwLog:#"foo bar"]
The URLFromString: method needs the string to contain a valid URL as specified by RFC 1808. Something along the lines of [NSURL URLFromString:#"http://example.com/foo"]
stringWithContentsOfURL:url… is a syncornous method. Unless you have this code running in a separate thread you should not use this. Look at NSURLConnection for a class to asynchronously load data from a URL. Using synchronized calls for this is a bad idea. Always.
intValue returns a signed integer. To get a NSInteger use integerValue. Also if you use stringWithContentsOfURL make sure to check if it's result is nil before calling
integerValue otherwise you might get a result of 0 if the URL call failed or did not return data. A real parser for the API you are calling would be a good idea in any case.
You're calling a class method as if it was an instance method:
[self djwLog:#"Logging in..."];
Since there is no instance-method named djwLog the application crashes. You should either call NSLog directly, make it an instance-method - or preferably make a macro for logging:
#ifdef DEBUG
# define DLog(...) NSLog(#"%s %#", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, [NSString stringWithFormat:__VA_ARGS__])
#else
# define DLog(...) do { } while (0)
#endif
If you instead of NSLog write DLog - it will only be logging when DEBUG-flag has been defined. In addition to this, it will log the origin of the log message - so you can see which class/method the log entry came from.

crash after pushing a child view controller onto a UINavigationController

I'm trying to use the following code to push a new view controller on the stack:
RootViewController *childViewController = [[RootViewController alloc] init];
// initialize childViewController fields
[self.navigationController pushViewController:childViewController animated:YES];
When I do this I get the following crash. Can someone please help me figure out why?
*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '*** -[NSMutableArray insertObject:atIndex:]: attempt to insert nil object at 1'
*** Call stack at first throw:
(
0 CoreFoundation 0x00db0be9 __exceptionPreprocess + 185
1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00f055c2 objc_exception_throw + 47
2 CoreFoundation 0x00daa7f1 -[__NSArrayM insertObject:atIndex:] + 225
3 CoreFoundation 0x00da5c44 -[__NSArrayM addObject:] + 68
4 UIKit 0x003123fd -[UINavigationBar pushNavigationItem:] + 210
5 UIKit 0x00312947 -[UINavigationBar _pushNavigationItem:transition:] + 124
6 UIKit 0x003778f0 -[UINavigationController pushViewController:transition:forceImmediate:] + 1110
7 UIKit 0x003704a0 -[UINavigationController pushViewController:animated:] + 62
...
The problem is that the UINavigationItem is nil for that controller. I had the same exact crash and it was because I was returning a custom navigation item that had not yet been set. I solved it by returning super's navigationItem instead if it was nil:
- (UINavigationItem *) navigationItem
{
if (navItem) {
return navItem;
}
return [super navigationItem];
}