TBSTableView

Subclass of NSTableView with auto sort descriptor saving/loading + handle delete/return keys properly.

Sort Descriptors

It will automatically save and load the sort descriptors for the table, provided that the uniqueIdentifier is set

If you'd like to have it use a default sort descriptor if nothing is saved (ex: the first time the app is launched), set the defaultSortDescriptor property.

Here's an example of how to use it assuming the table NSArrayController objects have the key dueDate and are NSDate objects which implement the compare: selector.

tableView.uniqueIdentifier = @"myUniqueIDForThisTable";
tableView.defaultSortDescriptor = [NSSortDescriptor sortDescriptorWithKey:@"dueDate" ascending:YES selector:@selector(compare:)];

Delete & Return Keys

This custom class will catch keydown events for the Delete, Return and Enter keys. For the Delete key it will call the selector deleteAction: and for the Return/Enter keys it will call editAction:. It will go through the responder chain until someone responds to these selectors. The signature for both methods is void deleteAction:(id)sender, just like an IBAction.

That's it! Now the table will automatically have the sort descriptor(s) that the user has setup.