Create a property NSArray, called chocolateBox. Use strong and nonatomic modifiers

I was stuck on this one for a while and found the answer in the video: http://teamtreehouse.com/library/build-a-playlist-browser-with-objectivec/building-a-music-library-model/creating-a-music-library

5min and 20sec into the video he talks about using the NSDictionary literal syntax. Doing it this way we don't have to use the dictionaryWithObjects method call. This worked for the first part:

NSDictionary *caramelDelight = @{@"flavor": @"caramel"};

At 6min and 16sec he explains how to store it:

self.chocolateBox = @[caramelDelight]; 

Hope this helps!

This worked for me:

@property (nonatomic, strong) NSArray *chocolateBox;

Hi Eric, I searched the forum for "setTitle:@"Start!" and came up with this thread (which is probably the one you are talking about):

https://teamtreehouse.com/forum/settintcolor-method-objective-c-playlist-builder-code-challenge-answers-i-figured-it-out

Thanks Markus for the reply,

but I was being stupid.

The line actually goes into GiftBasket.h not GiftBasket.m

Now I'm on to part 2 of the Challenge:

Challenge Task 2 of 2

Now that we have a chocolate box, let’s add some chocolates. We’re going to represent a single chocolate as an NSDictionary instance. Create an instance of NSDictionary, named caramelDelight and instantiate with the string flavor as a key and the string caramel as its value. Next, store the caramelDelight dictionary in the chocolateBox array.

I think I can do the instantiation, but how to store it in the chocolateBox array I created in the first part of the challenge?

Thanks Rebekah, Actually I did look at the video and he actually used this line of code to define NSDictionary:

NSDictionary *riseandshine = @{@"someKey": @"someValue"};

That line (unfortunately) represents only the generic form of the NSDIctionary call and not anywhere close to what the question was specifically asking for.

Note: I did also play around with dictionaryWithObjects (I was desperate), but nothing using that method call would pass for this challenge.

While I spent 3 days trying to figure this one out I had a chance to research the other UIButton recap challenge (in the "Working With Multiple View Controllers") section of the build a playlist browser with objective-c course): https://teamtreehouse.com/library/build-a-playlist-browser-with-objectivec/working-with-multiple-view-controllers/uibutton-recap

Challenge Task 1 of 2

Let’s assume we have an IBOutlet of type UIButton, named timerButton, as a property in our view controller header file. In the implementation file, set the title of the button to “Start!” for the state configuration UIControlStateNormal. Hint: Check out the UIButton class reference in the documentation.

Here's the code I finally came up with for the viewController.m file:

#import "ViewController.h"

@implementation ViewController

- (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];

    UIColor *redColor = [UIColor redColor];

    // Enter your code below!
    [_timerButton setTitle:@"Start!" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
    [_timerButton setTintColor:[UIColor redColor]];

}
@end

Note 1 : these extra added lines of code also pass the second part of the challenge:

Challenge Task 2 of 2

Before we finish let’s also programmatically change the tint color of our button to something more appealing. I’ve set up a UIColor object for you to use and like last time, I want you to use the documentation or the Internet to figure out which method to use. Assign the redColor UIColor object to the tint property of the timerButton.

Note 2: The videos that immediately proceeded these objectives were of no help at all.

Here's some links there were helpful:

This link was only so-so helpful (but should have been given in the question instead of the vague "Hint: Check out the UIButton class reference in the documentation.":

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/UIKit/Reference/UIButton_Class/index.html#//apple_ref/occ/instm/UIButton/setTitle:forState:

...............

What really helped me was these two StackOverFlow threads/posts...

This one:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9975842/button-changes-title-every-time-pressed

..had these two helpful lines of code:

@property (nonatomic, retain)  UIButton *poga1;
[poga1 setTitle:@"My Title" forState:UIControlStateNormal];

..but it still wasn't passing until I found this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20024141/uibutton-enable-doesnt-work

which had these two helpful lines of code:

[_startButton setTitle:@"Fetching Location" forState:UIControlStateDisabled];
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIButton *startButton;

So the first StackOverFlow link told me how to use

//code line fragment only
setTitle:@"

..with:

//code fragment line only
forState:UIControlStateNormal

The second StackOverFlow link clued me into using the underscore:

[_timerButton setTitle:@"Start!" forState:UIControlStateNormal];

..instead of:

//wouldn't pass
[timerButton setTitle:@"Start!" forState:UIControlStateNormal];

Anyway I got one finally challenge left, the infamous 3 objective, "Create UIImageViews": http://teamtreehouse.com/library/build-a-playlist-browser-with-objectivec/managing-playlist-data/creating-uiimageviews

thanks alot for these answers, I posted an answer for the challenge http://teamtreehouse.com/library/build-a-playlist-browser-with-objectivec/working-with-multiple-view-controllers/uibutton-recap

its somewhere in the forums ,

Happy coding everyone!