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Pankaj Wadhwa
Pankaj Wadhwa

Reputation: 3063

ReConvert NSString to NSArray

I have converted an NSArray to NSString using below code Suppose i have an array with some data in it.

NSString *sample=[array description];
NSLog(@"%@",sample);

which prints:

 (
    {
    URL = "1a516af1a1c6020260a876231955e576202bbe03.jpg##37911944cc1ea8fd132ee9421a7b3af326afcc19.jpg";
    userId = 0;
    wallpaperId = 31;
  },
    {
    URL = "a9356863fa43bc3439487198283321622f88e31f.jpg##f09c743ebdc26bb9f98655310a0529b65a472428.jpg";
    userId = 0;
    wallpaperId = 30;
    }
)

It looks like array but it is actually a string. Now I am wondering, how can I reconvert back to NSArray? Help appreciated.

And please this not a duplicate question, I couldn't found the same anywhere on SO.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 112

Answers (2)

2020Deceptiononymous
2020Deceptiononymous

Reputation: 9

the 

NSString componentsseparatedbystring

method will return an array of components separated by a string

Upvotes: -1

trojanfoe
trojanfoe

Reputation: 122458

You cannot rely on the results of description as it is not a convert to string operator, but merely a debugging aid. There is nothing to stop it changing between O/S releases and there is no equivalent fromDescription method.

The conventional way of serializing an Objective-C collection to and from a string is to use JSON, so look at the NSJSONSerialization class.

Upvotes: 5

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