Question

How do I enumerate on NSString?

example of what I am trying to do:

enum eCat{
    dog,
    cat,
    mouse,
    bunny
};
@interface

---

@implementation 
....
enum eCat Cate;
NSString *yoda = @"mouse";
Cate = [yoda intValue];
NSLog(@"Hello: %d",Cate);

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wanting the result to be

Hello: 2

thanks

Answer 1

You have to create a mapping (string → enumeration) yourself. One possibility would be something like this (disclaimer: only brain-compiled):

#define CAT_(a, b) a##b
#define CAT(a, b) CAT_(a, b)
#define E(en) [NSNumber numberWithInt:en], CAT(@, #en),
NSDictionary *mapping = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
                          // ...
                          E(mouse)
                          E(bunny)
                          nil];

NSNumber *result = [mapping objectForKey:@"mouse"];
if (!result) {
    // ... oops
} else {
    enum eCat cate = [result intValue];
}