NSDateFormatter in View based NSTableView

Question

I can't figure out how to set an NSDateFormatter for a static text table cell view in Interface Builder using the new view based NSTableViews . Since the problem is Interface Builder related, here are the steps to recreate the setup in Interface Builder:

1. Create Table View
2. Change Content Mode to View Based , name one column Date and have it contain static text views.
3. Fill the table with some test data (one column should contain dates)
4. Create a NSDateFormatter , in settings, set the Date Style to Short Style
5. Open the Static Text View for our date and set the formatter to the NSDateFormatter .

I seem to always get the default date formatting. How do I apply the date format to the dates in the table?

Answer 1

The solution was actually very simple with the latest XCode 4.3.1:

• In Interface Builder, drag a Date Formatter into the target cell (so it becomes it's child)
• Set the date format for the Date Formatter

No additional wiring was required. Hope this helps somebody else running into this.