getting the coordinates of a status item

gistfile1.m

// based on code from http://the-useful.blogspot.de/2012/01/getting-nsstatusitem-co-ordinates.html

@implementation NSStatusItem (Position)

- (NSRect)frame
{
	if (self.view)
	{
		return [[self.view window] frame];
	}
	NSImage* image = self.image;
	NSImage* alternateImage = self.alternateImage;
	id target = self.target;
	SEL action = self.action;
	BOOL highlightMode = self.highlightMode;

	NSRect viewFrame = NSZeroRect;
	viewFrame.size = image.size;

	NSView *statusBarView = [[NSView alloc] initWithFrame: viewFrame];
	self.view = statusBarView;
	
	NSRect rect = [[statusBarView window] frame];

	self.view = nil;
	self.image = image;
	self.alternateImage = alternateImage;
	self.highlightMode = highlightMode;
	self.action = action;
	self.target = target;
	
	return rect;
}

@end