Question

How can I put a default value into my string if getting data from an empty key/value in a dictionary.

so [myObject setMyString:[dictionary valueForKey:@"myKey"]];

So then if I did NSString *newString = myObject.myString I would get an unrecognized selector error.

So again, I simply need a way to insert a default string if the key value is empty;

Answer 1

What about this?

NSString *value = [dictionary valueForKey:@"myKey"];
if (!value) value = @"defaultValue";
[myObject setMyString:value];