How do I get the representedObject from an NSTextView in an NSCollectionViewItem

Question

Similar to this question ( Get the representedObject values of NSCollectionViewItem NSButton click ) that asks how to get the representedObject of an action invoked from an NSButton, how do I get the representedObject of an action invoked from an NSTextView in an NSCollectionViewItem? I have a method in the NSTextView's delegate that is called when the user presses "tab" in the NSTextView. However, I do not know how to figure out which view called the action, as there is no "representedObject" outlet for an NSTextView like there is in the cell of an NSButton.

Answer 1

well you can do this a bunch of different ways, you could ask the text view for its superview... which could be the item... depending on your layout. You could set up a dictionary of views and items, you could subclass the text view to have a represented object, or you could use bindings...