#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>

@interface OutletActionViewController : UIViewController

{

    IBOutlet UITextField *txtName;

}

// expose the outlet as a property

@property (nonatomic, retain) UITextField *txtName;

// declare the action

- (IBAction) btnClicked: (id) sender;

@end

#import "OutletActionViewController.h"

@implementation OutletActionViewController

// synthesize the property

@synthesize txtName;

// display text of the textbox in the alert

- (IBAction) btnClicked: (id) sender {

    NSString *str =

        [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat: @"Hello, %@", txtName.text];

    UIAlertView *alert =

    [[UIAlertView alloc]

    initWithTitle: @"Hello"

    message: str

    delegate: self

    cancelButtonTitle: @"OK"

    OtherButtonTitles: nil];

    [alert show];

    [str release];

    [alert release];

}

- (void) dealloc {

    // release the outlet

    [txtName release];

    [super dealloc];

}