Enter the visible titles as an Array under the name Titles, and the values your code sees as an Array under the name Values. If the user should select between multiple pre-defined values you can use a PSMultiValueSpecifier. The user can edit and save these preferences without you having to write any code. Tap this entry and your own custom preferences will show up. You should now see a new entry that matches the name of your app.

If you view the file in an Xcode text editor it will look like this: īuild and run your app. If you expand all the nodes in the Property File Editor it should look something like this: This value will be used unless the user has set the preference to something else. Give the node these values: name = DefaultValue, class = String, value = a meaningful default. This is the key your code will use to lookup this preference value. Give the node these values: name = Key, class = String, value = something that has meaning in your code. This will allow a user to enter a preference value in a text field. Give the node these values: name = Type, class = String, value = PSTextFieldSpecifier.

Name the new child Title, leave it as a String class, and give it a value that will have meaning to a user of your application.

Expand the new node and click on the New Child button.

(You can’t change the name of the node nor the value for a Dictionary entry.)

Select the class Dictionary for the new node.

With the PreferenceSpecifiers node selected, click the New Child button.

Name the new node PreferenceSpecifiers, and select the Array class.

With the new Title node selected, click the New Sibling button.

Name the child Title, select the String class and enter the name of your application as the value.

Expand the Root node and click the New Child button.

A better alternative is to command-click ist and select Open With Finder. If you double click on ist in Xcode the file will open in a standard text editor. If you know of a less convoluted way to create this structure in Xcode, please let me know in the comments. You should now see the Settings.bundle file in Xcode and if you expand it ist will appear again.Select Settings.bundle and click Add twice.In Xcode Command-click on Resources in your project.ist will “disappear” into the Settings.bundle file.

Finder will ask if you really want to do this. Rename the Settings folder to Settings.bundle.Inside the folder create a new file called ist.In Finder navigate to your Xcode project.

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