stringWithFormat: with unknown datatype

Question

I am making a framework and I have this code (conditions is an NSDictionary):

for (NSString *key in conditions) {
    id value = [[conditions valueForKey:key] retain];


    // Check if number or string
    if ([value class] == [NSString class]) {
      conditionsString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@='%@' ", key, value];
    } else {
      conditionsString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@=%@ ", key, value];
    }
  }

If the value is an NSString, quotes should be added, otherwise codes should not be added. However, if not an NSString, I don't know the datatype of value, as it could be NSNumber, NSInteger, int, float, double, etc... I can't just use %@ or %d but I'm sure someone on SO knows how to do this? Thanks.

you cannot add a `NSInteger`, `int`, `float`, or `double` to a NSDictionary because they are all C structs. You can only have Objects of type `NSObject` as @nesium has said. — Richard J. Ross III, Oct 02 '10 at 23:55

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 02 '10 at 23:42

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have a look at this.

edit: in your case it's pretty easy, since nsdictionary can only contain nsobjects. so %@ would do the trick.

answered Oct 02 '10 at 23:42

nesium

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 02 '10 at 23:43

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You could check the class (kindOfClass) and then use appropriate formatter.

e.g.

if ( [myObj isKindOfClass:[NSString class]] )

answered Oct 02 '10 at 23:43

AndersK

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stringWithFormat: with unknown datatype

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