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Ben Junya
12,365 PointsCrystal Ball text disappears when pressing the button
Hi there!
I'm having a problem when I press the button, The text disappears completely. Can someone give me a hand?
PMViewController.h
import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
@class PMCrystalBall;
@interface PMViewController : UIViewController @property (strong, nonatomic) IBOutlet UILabel *predictionLabel;
@property (strong, nonatomic) PMCrystalBall *crystalBall;
- (IBAction)buttonPressed;
@end
PMViewController.m
import "PMViewController.h"
import "PMCrystalBall.h"
@interface PMViewController ()
@end
@implementation PMViewController
-
(void)viewDidLoad { [super viewDidLoad];
self.crystalBall = [[PMCrystalBall alloc] init]; }
(void)didReceiveMemoryWarning { [super didReceiveMemoryWarning]; // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated. }
-
(IBAction)buttonPressed {
self.predictionLabel.text = [self.crystalBall randomPrediction];
} @end
PMCrystalBall.h
import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
@interface PMCrystalBall : NSObject { NSArray *_predictions;
}
@property (strong, nonatomic, readonly) NSArray *predictions; @property (strong, nonatomic) NSString *randomPrediction;
-(NSString*) randomPrediction;
@end
PMCrystalBall.m
import "PMCrystalBall.h"
@implementation PMCrystalBall
-(NSArray*) predictions { if (_predictions == nil) { _predictions = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:
@"It is certain",
@"It is decidedly so",
@"All signs say yes",
@"The stars are not aligned",
@"My reply is no",
@"It is doubtful",
@"Better not tell you now",
@"Concentrate and ask again",
@"Unable to answer now", nil];
}
return _predictions;
} -(NSString*) randomPredictiton { int random = arc4random_uniform(self.predictions.count); return [self.predictions objectAtIndex:random]; }
@end
Thanks in advance!
1 Answer

Zach Lorber-Termaat
7,680 PointsLooks like you just need to force the text to be visible or in objective-c not hidden. Try this
(IBAction)buttonPressed { self.predictionLabel.text = [self.crystalBall randomPrediction]; [predictionLabel setHidden:NO]; } @end
I am fairly new at objective-c so don't be upset if this doesn't work, however I don't think it could cause any harm haha.