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Objective-C - Strings
Objective-C Strings
The string in Objective-C programming language is represented using NSString and its subclass NSMutableString provides several ways for creating string objects. The simplest way to create a string object is to use the Objective-C @"..." construct −
NSString *greeting = @"Hello";
A simple example for creating and printing a string is shown below.
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
int main () {
NSString *greeting = @"Hello";
NSLog(@"Greeting message: %@
", greeting );
return 0;
}
When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces result something as follows −
2013-09-11 01:21:39.922 demo[23926] Greeting message: Hello
Objective-C supports a wide range of methods for manipulate strings −
| Sr.No. | Method & Purpose |
|---|---|
| 1 | - (NSString *)capitapzedString; Returns a capitapzed representation of the receiver. |
| 2 | - (unichar)characterAtIndex:(NSUInteger)index; Returns the character at a given array position. |
| 3 | - (double)doubleValue; Returns the floating-point value of the receiver’s text as a double. |
| 4 | - (float)floatValue; Returns the floating-point value of the receiver’s text as a float. |
| 5 | - (BOOL)hasPrefix:(NSString *)aString; Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a given string matches the beginning characters of the receiver. |
| 6 | - (BOOL)hasSuffix:(NSString *)aString; Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a given string matches the ending characters of the receiver. |
| 7 | - (id)initWithFormat:(NSString *)format ...; Returns an NSString object initiapzed by using a given format string as a template into which the remaining argument values are substituted. |
| 8 | - (NSInteger)integerValue; Returns the NSInteger value of the receiver’s text. |
| 9 | - (BOOL)isEqualToString:(NSString *)aString; Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a given string is equal to the receiver using a pteral Unicode-based comparison. |
| 10 | - (NSUInteger)length; Returns the number of Unicode characters in the receiver. |
| 11 | - (NSString *)lowercaseString; Returns lowercased representation of the receiver. |
| 12 | - (NSRange)rangeOfString:(NSString *)aString; Finds and returns the range of the first occurrence of a given string within the receiver. |
| 13 | - (NSString *)stringByAppendingFormat:(NSString *)format ...; Returns a string made by appending to the receiver a string constructed from a given format string and the following arguments. |
| 14 | - (NSString *)stringByTrimmingCharactersInSet:(NSCharacterSet *)set; Returns a new string made by removing from both ends of the receiver characters contained in a given character set. |
| 15 | - (NSString *)substringFromIndex:(NSUInteger)anIndex; Returns a new string containing the characters of the receiver from the one at a given index to the end. |
Following example makes use of few of the above-mentioned functions −
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
int main () {
NSString *str1 = @"Hello";
NSString *str2 = @"World";
NSString *str3;
int len ;
NSAutoreleasePool * pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
/* uppercase string */
str3 = [str2 uppercaseString];
NSLog(@"Uppercase String : %@
", str3 );
/* concatenates str1 and str2 */
str3 = [str1 stringByAppendingFormat:@"World"];
NSLog(@"Concatenated string: %@
", str3 );
/* total length of str3 after concatenation */
len = [str3 length];
NSLog(@"Length of Str3 : %d
", len );
/* InitWithFormat */
str3 = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:@"%@ %@",str1,str2];
NSLog(@"Using initWithFormat: %@
", str3 );
[pool drain];
return 0;
}
When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces result something as follows −
2013-09-11 01:15:45.069 demo[30378] Uppercase String : WORLD 2013-09-11 01:15:45.070 demo[30378] Concatenated string: HelloWorld 2013-09-11 01:15:45.070 demo[30378] Length of Str3 : 10 2013-09-11 01:15:45.070 demo[30378] Using initWithFormat: Hello World
You can find a complete pst of Objective-C NSString related methods in
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