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Steven Fisher
Steven Fisher

Reputation: 44876

How do I store an NSRange in a NSMutableArray or other container?

Here's what I want to do:

NSRange r = NSMakeRange(0,5);
id a = [NSMutableArray a];
[a addObject: r]; // but NSRange is not a NSObject *

With a boolean, I'd use code like this:

[a addObject: [NSNumber numberWithBool: YES]];

or with an integer:

[a addObject: [NSNumber numberWithInteger: 3]];

So what's the equivalent with a NSRange? What I don't really want to do is create my own subclass of NSObject to accomplish this. Surely there's a way with what Apple's already provided?

Upvotes: 59

Views: 19643

Answers (4)

kennytm
kennytm

Reputation: 523314

Use NSValue's +valueWithRange:. To retrieve the range structure back, use the property rangeValue.

[a addObject:[NSValue valueWithRange:r]];
...

NSRange r = a[4].rangeValue;

Upvotes: 143

Mike Abdullah
Mike Abdullah

Reputation: 15003

One other option might be to add those ranges into an NSIndexSet, depending on how you intend to use them next.

Upvotes: 4

James Huddleston
James Huddleston

Reputation: 8448

If you need to store the NSRange in a property list, you can also turn an NSRange into an NSString using the NSStringFromRange function. And then, you can turn that string back into a range using the NSRangeFromString function.

Upvotes: 5

mipadi
mipadi

Reputation: 410682

[NSValue valueWithRange:r];

and get it back out with:

NSRange r = [rangeObject rangeValue];

Upvotes: 13

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