xcode how to disable an nsbutton

You declared the outlets, but did you actually connect them? When you edit the .h file, is the little circle in the gutter to the left of the property declaration empty or filled?

Also, you can try logging the value of _TestButton in your action method. That will verify that it's being called and confirm whether the outlet is connected or not.

In IB, you can control drag from the controller which has the outlet to the button to connect the outlet.

Hello Ken, thank you for responding.

As I have indicated I am very very new to xcode so please be patient with my questions.

I have check the little circle beside the property of the button in th .h file, and no it is not filled. Now when you say :

In IB, you can control drag from the controller which has the outlet to the button to connect the outlet

I am not sure how to do this, or what IB means. I have a MainMenu.xib is this what you mean when you refer to IB.

So my files are:

ConnectTestAppDelegate.h

ConnectTestAppDelegate.m

MainMenu.xib

And some other files as well in SupportingFiles, etc.

Can you help me in respect to how I do this connection.

Thanks

Mike

Check this part of "getting stated" tutorial, it describes how to connect outlet:

https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/referencelibrary/GettingStarted/RoadMapOSX/books/RM_YourFirstApp_Mac/Articles/ConfiguringtheWindow.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40012262-TP40012101-CH3-SW5

You might want to read through this whole "Your first mac app" tutorial, it would take some of your time now but might save much more of your time later

Thank you,

I guess what I did wrong was I manually entered the @property for the button in the .h file and never realized that that did not connect it.

I deleted my initial @property, draged the button to the .h delegate file and and now it does work.

This form of coding is a bit different thn what I am used to so I am trying to get it all straight in my head.

Thanks

Mike