NSTableView and backspace event (delete row) - fieldeditor/firstresponder?

Question

Is it possible to make my NSTableView accept a deleteevnt (backspace og even cmd+backspace) ? I have an NSMenu where i have my delete-menu-item connected to my first responder object in the nib.

Any pointers?

Answer 1

One approach which is easy to implement:

1. add +/- buttons to your interface in IB and connect them to a deleteRecord IBAction
2. with the delete (-) button selected in IB, navigate to Attributes Inspector > Button > Key Equivalent
3. click in the box to start recording your keypress, then hit the Delete/Backspace key

When you build your project, given that you implement the deleteRecord method, a Backspace keypress will delete records from your tableview