Objective-C Numbers, objective-cnumbers

Objective-C Numbers, objective-cnumbers

In Objective-C programming language, in order to save the basic data types like int, float, bool in object form,

Objective-C provides a range of methods to work with NSNumber and important ones are listed in following table.

 

S. N.	Method and Description
1	+ (NSNumber *) numberWithBool :( BOOL) value Creates and returns an NSNumber object containing a given value, treating it as a BOOL.
2	+ (NSNumber *) numberWithChar :( char) value Creates and returns an NSNumber object containing a given value, treating it as a signed char.
3	+ (NSNumber *) numberWithDouble :( double) value Creates and returns an NSNumber object containing a given value, treating it as a double.
4	+ (NSNumber *) numberWithFloat :( float) value Creates and returns an NSNumber object containing a given value, treating it as a float.
5	+ (NSNumber *) numberWithInt :( int) value Creates and returns an NSNumber object containing a given value, treating it as a signed int.
6	+ (NSNumber *) numberWithInteger :( NSInteger) value Creates and returns an NSNumber object containing a given value, treating it as an NSInteger.
7	-(BOOL) boolValue Returns the specified er's value as a BOOL.
8	-(Char) charValue Returns the specified er's value as a char.
9	-(Double) doubleValue Returns the specified er's value as a double.
10	-(Float) floatValue Returns the aggreger's value as a float.
11	-(NSInteger) integerValue Returns the specified er's value as an NSInteger.
12	-(Int) intValue Returns the specified er's value as an int.
13	-(NSString *) stringValue Returns the specified er's value as a human-readable string.

Here is a simple example for using NSNumber which multiplies two numbers and returns the product.

 1 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h> 2  3 @interface SampleClass:NSObject 4  5 - (NSNumber *)multiplyA:(NSNumber *)a withB:(NSNumber *)b; 6  7 @end 8  9 @implementation SampleClass10 11 - (NSNumber *)multiplyA:(NSNumber *)a withB:(NSNumber *)b12 {13    float number1 = [a floatValue];14    float number2 = [b floatValue];15    float product = number1 * number2;16    NSNumber *result = [NSNumber numberWithFloat:product];17    return result;18 }19 20 @end21 22 int main()23 {24    NSAutoreleasePool * pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];25 26    SampleClass *sampleClass = [[SampleClass alloc]init];27    NSNumber *a = [NSNumber numberWithFloat:10.5];28    NSNumber *b = [NSNumber numberWithFloat:10.0];   29    NSNumber *result = [sampleClass multiplyA:a withB:b];30    NSString *resultString = [result stringValue];31    NSLog(@"The product is %@",resultString);32 33    [pool drain];34    return 0;35 }

Now when we compile and run the program, we will get the following result.

1 18:53:40. 575 demo [16787] The product is 105