Trying to create a method with only one parameter that may accept NSString or int.
Here's what I did so far:
-(NSString*)LocalizeNumber:(void*)TheNumber{
BOOL IsVarInt = false;
NSString * Num = "";
if(IsVarInt){
Num = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%i",(int)TheNumber];
}else{
Num = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#",(__bridge NSString*)TheNumber];
}
//rest of code...
}
And this is how I call this method:
if passing int:
[self LocalizeNumber:(void*)150];
if passing NSString:
[self LocalizeNumber:#"150"];
The problem is that I still don't know how to know if the parameter "TheNumber" is NSString or int.
Thank you.
While I suggest you rethink your approach, your goal can be achieved as follows:
- (NSString *)localizeNumber:(id)number {
NSString *num = nil;
if ([number isKindOfClass:[NSNumber class]]) {
num = [number stringValue];
} else if ([number isKindOfClass:[NSString class]]) {
num = number;
} else {
// oops - bad value
}
// rest of code using num
}
Then you can call the method as follows:
NSString *someString = #"Hello";
NSString *result = [self localizeNumber:someString];
or:
int someInt = 42;
NSString *result = [self localizeNumber:#(someInt)];
You cannot tell between an object type and a plain primitive. However, you can easily tell between two object types if you pass an int passed in NSNumber wrapper, like this:
-(NSString*)LocalizeNumber:(id)TheNumber {
NSString *Num = #"";
if ([TheNumber isKindOfClass:[NSSTRING class]]) {
Num = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#", TheNumber];
} else if ([TheNumber isKindOfClass:[NSNumber class]]) {
Num = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%i",[TheNumber intValue]];
}
//rest of code...
}
You could use categories to add -stringValue to NSString:
#implementation NSString (LocalizedNumber)
-(NSString*)stringValue
{
return self ;
}
#end
Then you can call:
NSString * localizedNumber = [<number or string object> stringValue]
There is no safe way to tell an int from an NSString reference.
I have some string value which constructed from a few characters , and i want to check if they exist in another NSString, without case sensitive, and spaces .
Example code :
NSString *me = #"toBe" ;
NSString *target=#"abcdetoBe" ;
//than check if me is in target.
Here i will get true because me exist in target .
How can i check for such condition ?
I have read How do I check if a string contains another string in Objective-C? but its case sensitive and i need to find with no case sensitive..
Use the option NSCaseInsensitiveSearch with rangeOfString:options:
NSString *me = #"toBe" ;
NSString *target = #"abcdetobe" ;
NSRange range = [target rangeOfString: me options: NSCaseInsensitiveSearch];
NSLog(#"found: %#", (range.location != NSNotFound) ? #"Yes" : #"No");
if (range.location != NSNotFound) {
// your code
}
NSLog output:
found: Yes
Note: I changed the target to demonstrate that case insensitive search works.
The options can be "or'ed" together and include:
NSCaseInsensitiveSearch
NSLiteralSearch
NSBackwardsSearch
NSAnchoredSearch
NSNumericSearch
NSDiacriticInsensitiveSearch
NSWidthInsensitiveSearch
NSForcedOrderingSearch
NSRegularExpressionSearch
-(BOOL)substring:(NSString *)substr existsInString:(NSString *)str {
if(!([str rangeOfString:substr options:NSCaseInsensitiveSearch].length==0)) {
return YES;
}
return NO;
}
usage:
NSString *me = #"toBe";
NSString *target=#"abcdetoBe";
if([self substring:me existsInString:target]) {
NSLog(#"It exists!");
}
else {
NSLog(#"It does not exist!");
}
As with the release of iOS8, Apple added a new method to NSStringcalled localizedCaseInsensitiveContainsString. This will exactly do what you want:
Swift:
let string: NSString = "ToSearchFor"
let substring: NSString = "earch"
string.localizedCaseInsensitiveContainsString(substring) // true
Objective-C:
NSString *string = #"ToSearchFor";
NSString *substring = #"earch";
[string localizedCaseInsensitiveContainsString:substring]; //true
Suppose I have the following string:
Mary had a little lamb, she also had a little sheep.
My goal is to extract every word after had and before the period. (In this case a little sheep).
I tried this way:
- (NSInteger)indexOf:(NSString*)substring from:(NSInteger)starts {
NSRange r;
r.location = starts;
r.length = [self length] - r.location;
NSRange index = [self rangeOfString:substring options:NSLiteralSearch range:r];
if (index.location == NSNotFound) {
return -1;
}
return index.location + index.length;
}
As in:
NSInteger sheepSpot = [string indexOf:#"had" from:23];
// I know that I want to grab everything after the index of sheepSpot but before the period.
// Suppose now that I have an arbitrary number of periods in the sentence, how can I extract the above text without getting the wrong thing?
Try this one:
-(NSRange)lastRangeOf:(NSString *)substring inString:(NSString *)string{
return [string rangeOfString:substring options:NSBackwardsSearch];
}
- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification{
NSString *string=#"had Mary had a little lamb, she also had a had little sheep.";
NSString *word=#"had";
NSRange hadRange=[self lastRangeOf:word inString:string];
NSInteger start=hadRange.location+word.length;
NSInteger lengthToCut=string.length-start;
NSString *substring=[string substringWithRange:NSMakeRange(start,lengthToCut)];
NSLog(#"->%#",substring);
}
This code will find the last "had" and the last period and give you everything in between:
NSString *text = #"Mary had a little lamb, she also had a little sheep.";
NSString *subtext = nil;
NSRange lastHadRange = [text rangeOfString:#"had" options:NSBackwardsSearch];
if (lastHadRange.location != NSNotFound) {
NSRange lastPeriodRange = [text rangeOfString:#"." options:NSBackwardsSearch];
if (lastPeriodRange.location != NSNotFound) {
NSUInteger start = lastHadRange.location + lastHadRange.length;
NSUInteger length = lastPeriodRange.location - start;
subtext = [text substringWithRange:NSMakeRange(start, length)];
}
}
NSLog(#"Subtext is: %#", subtext);
I'm trying to cut the length of an NSString without splitting the last word with this method:
// cut a string by words
- (NSString* )stringCutByWords:(NSString *)string toLength:(int)length;
{
// search backwards in the string for the beginning of the last word
while ([string characterAtIndex:length] != ' ' && length > 0) {
length--;
}
// if the last word was the first word of the string search for the end of the word
if (length <= 0){
while ([string characterAtIndex:length] != ' ' && length > string.length-1) {
length++;
}
}
// define the range you're interested in
NSRange stringRange = {0, length};
// adjust the range to include dependent chars
stringRange = [string rangeOfComposedCharacterSequencesForRange:stringRange];
// Now you can create the short string
string = [string substringWithRange:stringRange];
return [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#...",string];
}
now my question is:
Is there a build-in way in objective-c or cocoa-touch which i did not see or else is there a "nicer" way to do this because iam not very happy with this solution.
greetings and thanks for help
C4rmel
My proposal for a Category method
#interface NSString (Cut)
-(NSString *)stringByCuttingExceptLastWordWithLength:(NSUInteger)length;
#end
#implementation NSString (Cut)
-(NSString *)stringByCuttingExceptLastWordWithLength:(NSUInteger)length
{
__block NSMutableString *newString = [NSMutableString string];
NSArray *components = [self componentsSeparatedByString:#" "];
if ([components count] > 0) {
NSString *lastWord = [components objectAtIndex:[components count]-1];
[components enumerateObjectsUsingBlock:^(NSString *obj, NSUInteger idx, BOOL *stop) {
if (([obj length]+[newString length] + [lastWord length] + 2) < length) {
[newString appendFormat:#" %#", obj];
} else {
[newString appendString:#"…"];
[newString appendFormat:#" %#", lastWord];
*stop = YES;
}
}];
}
return newString;
}
Usage:
NSString *string = #"Hello World! I am standing over here! Can you see me?";
NSLog(#"%#", [string stringByCuttingExceptLastWordWithLength:25]);
Suggestions:
make it a category method;
use NSCharacterSet and the built-in search methods rather than rolling your own.
So:
/* somewhere public */
#interface NSString (CutByWords)
- (NSString *)stringCutByWordsToMaxLength:(int)length
#end
/* in an implementation file, somewhere */
#implementation NSString (CutByWords)
// cut a string by words
- (NSString *)stringCutByWordsToMaxLength:(int)length
{
NSCharacterSet *whitespaceCharacterSet =
[NSCharacterSet whitespaceCharacterSet];
// to consider: a range check on length here?
NSRange relevantRange = NSMakeRange(0, length);
// find beginning of last word
NSRange lastWordRange =
[self rangeOfCharacterFromSet:whitespaceCharacterSet
options:NSBackwardsSearch
range:relevantRange];
// if the last word was the first word of the string,
// consume the whole string; this looks to be the same
// effect as the original scan forward given that the
// assumption is already made in the scan backwards that
// the string doesn't end on a whitespace; if I'm wrong
// then get [whitespaceCharacterSet invertedSet] and do
// a search forwards
if(lastWordRange.location == NSNotFound)
{
lastWordRange = relevantRange;
}
// adjust the range to include dependent chars
stringRange = [self rangeOfComposedCharacterSequencesForRange:stringRange];
// Now you can create the short string
NSString *string = [self substringWithRange:stringRange];
return [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#...",string];
}
#end
/* subsequently */
NSString *string = ...whatever...;
NSString *cutString = [string stringCutByWordsToMaxLength:100];
I'm looking for a simple, efficient way to convert strings in CamelCase to underscore notation (i.e., MyClassName -> my_class_name) and back again in Objective C.
My current solution involves lots of rangeOfString, characterAtIndex, and replaceCharactersInRange operations on NSMutableStrings, and is just plain ugly as hell :) It seems that there must be a better solution, but I'm not sure what it is.
I'd rather not import a regex library just for this one use case, though that is an option if all else fails.
Chris's suggestion of RegexKitLite is good. It's an excellent toolkit, but this could be done pretty easily with NSScanner. Use -scanCharactersFromSet:intoString: alternating between +uppercaseLetterCharacterSet and +lowercaseLetterCharacterSet. For going back, you'd use -scanUpToCharactersFromSet: instead, using a character set with just an underscore in it.
How about these:
NSString *MyCamelCaseToUnderscores(NSString *input) {
NSMutableString *output = [NSMutableString string];
NSCharacterSet *uppercase = [NSCharacterSet uppercaseLetterCharacterSet];
for (NSInteger idx = 0; idx < [input length]; idx += 1) {
unichar c = [input characterAtIndex:idx];
if ([uppercase characterIsMember:c]) {
[output appendFormat:#"_%#", [[NSString stringWithCharacters:&c length:1] lowercaseString]];
} else {
[output appendFormat:#"%C", c];
}
}
return output;
}
NSString *MyUnderscoresToCamelCase(NSString *underscores) {
NSMutableString *output = [NSMutableString string];
BOOL makeNextCharacterUpperCase = NO;
for (NSInteger idx = 0; idx < [underscores length]; idx += 1) {
unichar c = [underscores characterAtIndex:idx];
if (c == '_') {
makeNextCharacterUpperCase = YES;
} else if (makeNextCharacterUpperCase) {
[output appendString:[[NSString stringWithCharacters:&c length:1] uppercaseString]];
makeNextCharacterUpperCase = NO;
} else {
[output appendFormat:#"%C", c];
}
}
return output;
}
Some drawbacks are that they do use temporary strings to convert between upper and lower case, and they don't have any logic for acronyms, so myURL will result in my_u_r_l.
Try this magic:
NSString* camelCaseString = #"myBundleVersion";
NSRegularExpression *regex = [NSRegularExpression regularExpressionWithPattern:#"(?<=[a-z])([A-Z])|([A-Z])(?=[a-z])" options:0 error:nil];
NSString *underscoreString = [[regex stringByReplacingMatchesInString:camelCaseString options:0 range:NSMakeRange(0, camelCaseString.length) withTemplate:#"_$1$2"] lowercaseString];
NSLog(#"%#", underscoreString);
Output: my_bundle_version
If your concern is just the visibility of your code, you could make a category for NSString using the methods you've designed already. That way, you only see the ugly mess once. ;)
For instance:
#interface NSString(Conversions) {
- (NSString *)asCamelCase;
- (NSString *)asUnderscored;
}
#implementation NSString(Conversions) {
- (NSString *)asCamelCase {
// whatever you came up with
}
- (NSString *)asUnderscored {
// whatever you came up with
}
}
EDIT: After a quick Google search, I couldn't find any way of doing this, even in plain C. However, I did find a framework that could be useful. It's called RegexKitLite. It uses the built-in ICU library, so it only adds about 20K to the final binary.
Here's my implementation of Rob's answer:
#implementation NSString (CamelCaseConversion)
// Convert a camel case string into a dased word sparated string.
// In case of scanning error, return nil.
// Camel case string must not start with a capital.
- (NSString *)fromCamelCaseToDashed {
NSScanner *scanner = [NSScanner scannerWithString:self];
scanner.caseSensitive = YES;
NSString *builder = [NSString string];
NSString *buffer = nil;
NSUInteger lastScanLocation = 0;
while ([scanner isAtEnd] == NO) {
if ([scanner scanCharactersFromSet:[NSCharacterSet lowercaseLetterCharacterSet] intoString:&buffer]) {
builder = [builder stringByAppendingString:buffer];
if ([scanner scanCharactersFromSet:[NSCharacterSet uppercaseLetterCharacterSet] intoString:&buffer]) {
builder = [builder stringByAppendingString:#"-"];
builder = [builder stringByAppendingString:[buffer lowercaseString]];
}
}
// If the scanner location has not moved, there's a problem somewhere.
if (lastScanLocation == scanner.scanLocation) return nil;
lastScanLocation = scanner.scanLocation;
}
return builder;
}
#end
Here's yet another version based on all the above. This version handles additional forms. In particular, tested with the following:
camelCase => camel_case
camelCaseWord => camel_case_word
camelURL => camel_url
camelURLCase => camel_url_case
CamelCase => camel_case
Here goes
- (NSString *)fromCamelCaseToDashed3 {
NSMutableString *output = [NSMutableString string];
NSCharacterSet *uppercase = [NSCharacterSet uppercaseLetterCharacterSet];
BOOL previousCharacterWasUppercase = FALSE;
BOOL currentCharacterIsUppercase = FALSE;
unichar currentChar = 0;
unichar previousChar = 0;
for (NSInteger idx = 0; idx < [self length]; idx += 1) {
previousChar = currentChar;
currentChar = [self characterAtIndex:idx];
previousCharacterWasUppercase = currentCharacterIsUppercase;
currentCharacterIsUppercase = [uppercase characterIsMember:currentChar];
if (!previousCharacterWasUppercase && currentCharacterIsUppercase && idx > 0) {
// insert an _ between the characters
[output appendString:#"_"];
} else if (previousCharacterWasUppercase && !currentCharacterIsUppercase) {
// insert an _ before the previous character
// insert an _ before the last character in the string
if ([output length] > 1) {
unichar charTwoBack = [output characterAtIndex:[output length]-2];
if (charTwoBack != '_') {
[output insertString:#"_" atIndex:[output length]-1];
}
}
}
// Append the current character lowercase
[output appendString:[[NSString stringWithCharacters:¤tChar length:1] lowercaseString]];
}
return output;
}
If you are concerned with the speed of your code you probably want to write a more performant version of the code:
- (nonnull NSString *)camelCaseToSnakeCaseString {
if ([self length] == 0) {
return #"";
}
NSMutableString *output = [NSMutableString string];
NSCharacterSet *digitSet = [NSCharacterSet decimalDigitCharacterSet];
NSCharacterSet *uppercaseSet = [NSCharacterSet uppercaseLetterCharacterSet];
NSCharacterSet *lowercaseSet = [NSCharacterSet lowercaseLetterCharacterSet];
for (NSInteger idx = 0; idx < [self length]; idx += 1) {
unichar c = [self characterAtIndex:idx];
// if it's the last one then just append lowercase of character
if (idx == [self length] - 1) {
if ([uppercaseSet characterIsMember:c]) {
[output appendFormat:#"%#", [[NSString stringWithCharacters:&c length:1] lowercaseString]];
}
else {
[output appendFormat:#"%C", c];
}
continue;
}
unichar nextC = [self characterAtIndex:(idx+1)];
// this logic finds the boundaries between lowercase/uppercase/digits and lets the string be split accordingly.
if ([lowercaseSet characterIsMember:c] && [uppercaseSet characterIsMember:nextC]) {
[output appendFormat:#"%#_", [[NSString stringWithCharacters:&c length:1] lowercaseString]];
}
else if ([lowercaseSet characterIsMember:c] && [digitSet characterIsMember:nextC]) {
[output appendFormat:#"%#_", [[NSString stringWithCharacters:&c length:1] lowercaseString]];
}
else if ([digitSet characterIsMember:c] && [uppercaseSet characterIsMember:nextC]) {
[output appendFormat:#"%#_", [[NSString stringWithCharacters:&c length:1] lowercaseString]];
}
else {
// Append lowercase of character
if ([uppercaseSet characterIsMember:c]) {
[output appendFormat:#"%#", [[NSString stringWithCharacters:&c length:1] lowercaseString]];
}
else {
[output appendFormat:#"%C", c];
}
}
}
return output;
}
I have combined the answers found here into my refactoring library, es_ios_utils. See NSCategories.h:
#property(nonatomic, readonly) NSString *asCamelCaseFromUnderscores;
#property(nonatomic, readonly) NSString *asUnderscoresFromCamelCase;
Usage:
#"my_string".asCamelCaseFromUnderscores
yields #"myString"
Please push improvements!
I happened upon this question looking for a way to convert Camel Case to a spaced, user displayable string. Here is my solution which worked better than replacing #"_" with #" "
- (NSString *)fromCamelCaseToSpaced:(NSString*)input {
NSCharacterSet* lower = [NSCharacterSet lowercaseLetterCharacterSet];
NSCharacterSet* upper = [NSCharacterSet uppercaseLetterCharacterSet];
for (int i = 1; i < input.length; i++) {
if ([upper characterIsMember:[input characterAtIndex:i]] &&
[lower characterIsMember:[input characterAtIndex:i-1]])
{
NSString* soFar = [input substringToIndex:i];
NSString* left = [input substringFromIndex:i];
return [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%# %#", soFar, [self fromCamelCaseToSpaced:left]];
}
}
return input;
}
OK guys. Here is an all regex answer, which I consider the only true way:
Given:
NSString *MYSTRING = "foo_bar";
NSRegularExpression *_toCamelCase = [NSRegularExpression
regularExpressionWithPattern:#"(_)([a-z])"
options:NSRegularExpressionCaseInsensitive error:&error];
NSString *camelCaseAttribute = [_toCamelCase
stringByReplacingMatchesInString:MYSTRING options:0
range:NSMakeRange(0, attribute.length)
withTemplate:#"\\U$2"];
Yields fooBar.
Conversely:
NSString *MYSTRING = "fooBar";
NSRegularExpression *camelCaseTo_ = [NSRegularExpression
regularExpressionWithPattern:#"([A-Z])"
options:0 error:&error];
NSString *underscoreParsedAttribute = [camelCaseTo_
stringByReplacingMatchesInString:MYSTRING
options:0 range:NSMakeRange(0, attribute.length)
withTemplate:#"_$1"];
underscoreParsedAttribute = [underscoreParsedAttribute lowercaseString];
Yields: foo_bar.
\U$2 replaces second capture group with upper-case version of itself :D
\L$1 however, oddly, does not replace the first capture group with a lower-case version of itself :( Not sure why, it should work. :/