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Asked: 2026-05-18T03:57:12+00:00

How would I go about sorting an array of NSString Objects by a custom

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How would I go about sorting an array of NSString Objects by a custom method. For example I have a method

-(int)calculateValue:(NSString *)aString

I would like to sort an array by descending order based on the returned value from this method. So for example I have an array

NSMutableArray *array = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithObjects:@"Apple", @"Bee", @"Super", nil];

Now if I call calculateValue for each of those strings it might return values such as.

“Apple” = 15, “Bee” = 21, and “Super” = 3. Now I’m trying to sort that array based on the returned value for each NSString from the calculateValue method. So then the sorted array would like like

[Bee, Apple, Super]
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  1. Editorial Team

    See -sortedArrayUsingSelector:. You’ll pass in a selector like @selector(myComparisonMethod:). Your comparison method should return an NSComparisonResult like NSOrderedAscending, NSOrderedDescending, or NSOrderedSame.

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