ObjectiveC Parse Integer from String

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I'm trying to extract a string (which contains an integer) from an array and then use it as an int in a function. I'm trying to convert it to a int using intValue.

Here's the code I've been trying.

  NSArray *_returnedArguments = [serverOutput componentsSeparatedByString:@":"];
  [_appDelegate loggedIn:usernameField.text:passwordField.text:(int)[[_returnedArguments objectAtIndex:2] intValue]];

I get this error:

passing argument 3 of 'loggedIn:::' makes pointer from integer without a cast

What's wrong?

6 Answers

Keep in mind that international users may be using a decimal separator other than . in which case values can get mixed up or just become nil when using intValue on a string.

For example, in the UK 1.23 is written 1,23, so the number 1.777 would be input by user as 1,777, which, as .intValue, will be 1777 not 1 (truncated).


I've made a macro that will convert input text to an NSNumber based on a locale argument which can be nil (if nil it uses device current locale).

#define stringToNumber(__string, __nullable_locale) (\
(^NSNumber *(void){\
NSLocale *__locale = __nullable_locale;\
if (!__locale) {\
__locale = [NSLocale currentLocale];\
}\
NSString *__string_copy = [__string stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:__locale.groupingSeparator withString:@""];\
__string_copy = [__string_copy stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:__locale.decimalSeparator withString:@"."];\
return @([__string_copy doubleValue]);\
})()\
)
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