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iOS Build a Simple iPhone App (iOS7) Getting Started What is an IBAction?

Posted by James Andrews
James Andrews
7,245 Points

XCode Console not writing NSLog Data

I am working on the IBAction. I link the button to the controller and everything looks as explained in the video. I add an NSLog(@"Button pressed"); inside the controller and run the simulator. When I run the simulator nothing shows up in the console log. When I press the button nothing shows up in the console either. I am confused as to why my console seems to be broken.

3 Answers

James Andrews
James Andrews
7,245 Points

It wasn't hidden, and it wasn't coded improperly. It was Xcode being flakey. I created a new application and did everything I had done before the code looked exactly the same comparatively. But the new project worked and the old one failed.

Kai Aldag
Kai Aldag
Courses Plus Student 13,560 Points

Hmm well congrats

Kai Aldag
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Kai Aldag
Courses Plus Student 13,560 Points
Kai Aldag
Kai Aldag
Courses Plus Student 13,560 Points

Well the issue is that if u want it to log when u press the button it must be in the IBAction method or else it wont do anything. So to fix it simply move the NSLog statement into your IBAction statement and it should work fine.

Hope this helps, Kai.

Matthew Mascioni
Matthew Mascioni
20,444 Points
Matthew Mascioni
Matthew Mascioni
20,444 Points

Sorry to hear that!

Your console likely isn't broken, but it may very well be hidden. This happens to me all too often. Check your console area (near bottom of Xcode) and check to see if it looks like this:

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If it does, click on the button on the far right corner (that's grey in the screenshot, not the blue one next to it) and it should reveal the console area.

Let me know if this helps! If not, we'll investigate further.