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In article <1992Oct28.165110.4483@fnbc.com> drew@fnbc.com (Drew Davidson)  
writes:
> In article <7584@transfer.stratus.com> charlie@snowflake.az.stratus.com  
writes:
> > In article <1992Oct27.153629.16802@pencom.com> msanford@finn  
> > (Mike Sanford) writes:
> > > 
> > > This is the deal.  I want to remove the items from a popuplist  
> > and put in  
> > > new items. The following method does not work correctly.
> > > 
> > > - deleteAllItems:aPopUpList
> > > {
> > > 	while ([aPopUpList count])
> > > 		[aPopUpList removeItemAt:0];
> > > 	return self;
> > > }
> > > 
> > > Execution does leave the method making me think that  
> > aPopUpList is empty,  
> > > however, the item that is selected when this methods is  
> > invoked is not  
> > > removed.
> > > 
> > > I guess I could programmatically (yuk!) create a new popUpList  
> > and replace  
> > > the old one, but that still doesn't answer my question about  
> > why my method  
> > > doesn't work correctly.
> > > 
> > > - Mike
> > 
> > I have exactly that code in one of my apps and it works
> > correctly. Are you sure that aPopUpList is not nil?
> > 
> > --
> > Charles Spitzer
> > charlie@snowflake.az.stratus.com
> > Telecom Customer Assistance Center
> > Stratus Computer, Inc.
> > Phoenix, AZ  85018
> 
> The docs state that if an item in the PopUpList does not exist that has  
the  
> same title as the title of the Button that called it, the PopUpList will  
add  
> the title to itself.  That's what's happening - you are really removing  
> everything from the PopUpList, but when you click on it again it is  
inserting  
> the title of the Button into the PopUpList.
> --
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However, I am inserting other items in the PopUpList before the user  
clicks on the PopUpList.  Are you saying I need to programmatically select  
one of the new items in the PopUpList after inserting these items??

- Mike