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Compare Objective-C const char with NSString

I was wondering if there is a simple way to compare a const char with an NSString, or do I have to convert the const char to an NSString before doing do?

I have been looking through Apple docs but struggling to find an answer to my question.

Solution

  • Either

    NSString *str = @"string";
const char *myChar = "some string";
if (strcmp(myChar,  str.UTF8String))

    or 

    [str isEqualToString:[NSString stringWithUTF8String:myChar]];

    The core foundation route is also an option:

    CFStringRef myStr = CFSTR("some chars");

bool result = CFStringCompareWithOptions(myStr, ((__bridge CFStringRef)str),CFRangeMake(0,CFStringGetLength(myStr)), kCFCompareCaseInsensitive);