Extract Address Book Address Values on iPhone OS →
Comparing Dates in Objective-C
NSDate * dateOne = [NSDate date];
NSDate * dateTwo = [NSDate date];
if([dateOne compare:dateTwo] == NSOrderedAscending) {
// dateOne is before dateTwo
}(Source: myuiviews.com)
iOS Polygon Hit Test with CGMutablePathRef, CGPoint, and CGPathContainsPoint →
- (BOOL) containsPoint: (CGPoint) aPoint
{
// Prepare corner of isometric map (rhombus).
CGPoint points[4];
points[3] = ccp(0.5f * self.tmxMap.contentSize.width, 0);
points[2] = ccp(self.tmxMap.contentSize.width, 0.5f * self.tmxMap.contentSize.height);
points[1] = ccp(0.5f * self.tmxMap.contentSize.width, self.tmxMap.contentSize.height);
points[0] = ccp(0, 0.5f * self.tmxMap.contentSize.height);
// Use CGPath methods to determine if rhombus contains a point.
CGMutablePathRef path=CGPathCreateMutable();
CGPathMoveToPoint(path, NULL, points[0].x, points[0].y);
CGPathAddLineToPoint(path, NULL, points[1].x, points[1].y);
CGPathAddLineToPoint(path, NULL, points[2].x, points[2].y);
CGPathAddLineToPoint(path, NULL, points[3].x, points[3].y);
CGPathCloseSubpath(path);
return CGPathContainsPoint(path, NULL, aPoint, YES);
}
The Stack Exchange Architecture – 2011 Edition, Episode 1 →
Markdown in JavaScript →
Text Editors for Programmers on the Mac →
I’ve mostly been using Kod but I might give Sublime Text a try.
ASP.NET MVC Authorize Attribute with Access Denied Page →
I struggled to get the ASP.NET MVC Authorize attribute to redirect to an “Access Denied” page when the user was not in the specified role. I was using windows authentication and no matter what I set in the web config customErrors section (which was recommended) the user would always be prompted to enter a username and password instead. I found this stack overflow answer that suggests using a custom attribute. It’s the only thing I’ve found that works.
Windsor Logging Facility for log4net →
Can’t wait to try it out. No more coding static logger instances!
NHibernate 3.2: Better Batching Support for Cascades →
NHibernate now supports batch sets when performing cascade operations.