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Univer
Univer

Reputation: 325

How to get index in an NSArray?

NSMutableArray*array = [[NSMutableArray alloc]init];

NSArray*Somearray = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:1st Object,2ndObject,3rd Object,4th object,5th Object,nil];

In the above array 1st Object,2ndObject,3rd Object,4th object,5th Object having val,content,conclusion in each index.

for(int i=0;i<[Somearray count];i++)
{

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Here the code is there to give each index ,that is having val,content,conclusion ..

After that  val,content,conclusion in each index will be add to Dict..
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NSDictionary *Dict = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:val,@"val",content,@"content",conclusion,@"conclusion",nil];

//Each time adding dictionary into array;

[array addObject:Dict];

}

The above Dictionary is in for loop and the keyvalue pairs will be add 5 times(Somearray Count).Now array is having in 

array = [{val="1.1 this is first one",content="This is the content of 0th index",conclusion="this is  the conclusion of 0th index"},{val="1.2 this is first one",content="This is the content of 1st index",conclusion="this is  the conclusion of 1st index"},____,____,______,{val="1.5 this is first one",content="This is the content of 4th index",conclusion="this is  the conclusion of 4th index"},nil];

Now i am having NSString*string = @"1.5";

Now i need the index where val is having 1.5 in it.How to send the str in to array to find the the index.

Can anyone share the code please.

Thanks in advance.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 19632

Answers (4)

Univer
Univer

Reputation: 325

 NSUInteger idx = UINT_MAX;
    NSCharacterSet* spaceSet = [NSCharacterSet whitespaceCharacterSet];
    for(int i=0,i_l=[Yourarray count];i<i_l;i++) {
        NSString* s_prime = [[Yourarray objectAtIndex:i] valueForKey:@"val"];
        if ([s_prime length] < 4) {
            continue;
        }
        NSString *subString = [[s_prime substringToIndex:4] stringByTrimmingCharactersInSet:spaceSet];
       // NSLog(@"index %@",s);
        if ([subString isEqualToString:secretNumber]){
            idx = i;
            break;
        }
    }
    if (idx != UINT_MAX) {
      //  NSLog(@"Found at index: %d",idx);
    } else {
     //   NSLog(@"Not found");
    }

Upvotes: 2

Devarshi
Devarshi

Reputation: 16758

Try this -

NSArray *valArray = [array valueForKey:@"val"];
int index = [valArray indexOfObject:@"1.5"];

Appended answer given by Mandeep, to show you the magic of key value coding ;)

Upvotes: 6

mandeep-dhiman
mandeep-dhiman

Reputation: 2535

Use method indexOfObject 

int inx= [array indexOfObject:@"1.5"];

For Find index particular key value.

int inx;
for (int i=0; i<[array count]; i++) {
    if ([[[array objectAtIndex:i] allKeys] containsObject:@"val"]) {
        inx=i;
         break; 
    }
}

Upvotes: 12

rob mayoff
rob mayoff

Reputation: 385500

The method you are looking for is -[NSArray indexOfObjectPassingTest:]. You would use it like this:

NSUInteger i = [array indexOfObjectPassingTest:^(id obj, NSUInteger idx, BOOL *stop) {
        return [[id objectForKey:@"val"] rangeOfString:@"1.5"].location != NSNotFound;
    }];

If you just want to check that val starts with "1.5" you would use hasPrefix: instead.

Upvotes: 6

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