Layering of NSImageView above UIButtons

Question

I have a layering problem with two existing buttons and a NSImageView. I have a custom view called PhotosView which inherits from NSView with two buttons (arrows):

@interface PhotosView : NSView

- (void)setPhoto:(NSURL *)path;

@end

In the implementation of the setPhoto method I add a photo to the PhotosView:

- (void)setPhoto:(NSURL *)path
{
    [imageView removeFromSuperview];

    imageView = [[NSImageView alloc] initWithFrame:[self frame]];
    [imageView setImage:[[NSImage alloc] initWithContentsOfURL:path]];

    [self addSubview:imageView];
}

The imageView gets added on top of the two buttons. In my research I only found similar problems to iOS-development. The one helpful thread is here: http://www.cocoabuilder.com/archive/cocoa/55873-nsview-subviews-ordering.html, but I can't really believe there isn't an easier solution?

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are you adding the buttons as subviews of imageView or as subview of self? — Alaa Awad, Nov 11 '13 at 21:30

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 11 '13 at 21:27

2

Change your last line to:

[self addSubview:imageView positioned:NSWindowBelow relativeTo:nil];

(See the API here)

answered Nov 11 '13 at 21:27

Russell Zahniser

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Layering of NSImageView above UIButtons

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