GAH!!!

[wasabeeguy]

this is probably a really nooby question but i am getting this error: expected identifier or '(' before '{' token

#import "MPMoviePlayerController.h"


@implementation MPMoviePlayerController
@synthesize contentURL;

{

the error is displayed here

	{
	- (id)initWithContentURL:(NSURL *) Users/PMW/Desktop/HeartMonitor/HeartMonitor.mov

	}	

- (id)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame {
    if (self = [super initWithFrame:frame]) {
        // Initialization code
    }
    return self;
}


- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect {
    // Drawing code
}


- (void)dealloc {
    [super dealloc];
}
}


@end

how do i fix it?!

[Daniel S.]

try this:

#import "MPMoviePlayerController.h"

@implementation MPMoviePlayerController
@synthesize contentURL;

- (id)initWithContentURL:(NSURL *) url //here you set the name of the parameter that can be passed to the method, you can pass the URL when you call the method
{
    // not sure what Users/PMW/Desktop/HeartMonitor/HeartMonitor.mov was doing here, pass a url when you call the mehod
}	

- (id)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame {
    if (self = [super initWithFrame:frame]) {
        // Initialization code
    }
    return self;
}


- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect {
    // Drawing code
}


- (void)dealloc {
    [super dealloc];
} //one bracket is enough

@end

But I don't see the point in why you are implementing initWithContentURL in a controller class. Correct me if I'm wrong but normally you would want to do something like

 [myMoviePlayer initWithContentURL: [NSURL URLWithString @"whatever"] ];

[wasabeeguy]

ok so i put the new string in and i still have the same error and i have a warning that says @end is missing in implementation context.

[Daniel S.]

Could you show some more code? The interface and implementation of your controller. And perhaps a description of what you want to do?
Because I still don't get it

[Kalimba]

Originally Posted by wasabeeguy

ok so i put the new string in and i still have the same error and i have a warning that says @end is missing in implementation context.

Originally Posted by Daniel S.

Could you show some more code? The interface and implementation of your controller. And perhaps a description of what you want to do?
Because I still don't get it

Pardon the blunt response, but this is the most basic of the basic stuff here -- simple, error-free class building. You really to find a good Objective-C reference and start from Chapter 1.

[wasabeeguy]

Originally Posted by Daniel S.

Could you show some more code? The interface and implementation of your controller. And perhaps a description of what you want to do?
Because I still don't get it

im simply trying to put a short movie into the app

[Daniel S.]

Originally Posted by wasabeeguy

im simply trying to put a short movie into the app

I understood that. But the code I posted (the implementation of the class) should work so I don't understand what you did. Which new string did you put in? And above all where? As far as I see it my code didn't contain any strings

Perhaps you should really start with the basics as Kalimba said.

[wasabeeguy]

i just want a tutorial on how to put a short movie into an app that isnt confusing!

[Daniel S.]

Ok, you play a video like that:

MPMoviePlayerController *playerController;

playerController = [ [MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:[ [NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"filename" ofType:@"mov"]]];
playerController.movieControlMode = MPMovieControlModeVolumeOnly; //whatever you want here; look in the documentation

[playerController play];

remember to import the MPMoviePlayerController.h header file of the MediaPlayer framework.

[wasabeeguy]

Oh! i had everything right before but the header import!

[wasabeeguy]

Ok, i got everything to work except the movie doesnt load but it shows the quicktime symbol and thats it (works for m4v but its low quality)

[Daniel S.]

There are several restrictions about which mov files can be played. You might want to take a look at the documentation. Does the video you want to play play on an iPod?

[wasabeeguy]

Originally Posted by Daniel S.

There are several restrictions about which mov files can be played. You might want to take a look at the documentation. Does the video you want to play play on an iPod?

No, because the format isnt supported

[FlyingDiver]

Originally Posted by wasabeeguy

No, because the format isnt supported

Well, that answers your question of why it doesn't play in your app, doesn't it?

joe

[wasabeeguy]

Originally Posted by FlyingDiver

Well, that answers your question of why it doesn't play in your app, doesn't it?

joe

In the documentation it says the .mov is supported. I want it in that format because its higher quality and less in memory.

[Daniel S.]

Take a look at the apple website about the supported video formats:

H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats