Question

I am having a problem that I think I am overcomplicating.

I need to make either an NSMutableArray or NSMutableDictionary. I am going to be adding at least two objects like below:

NSMutableArray *results = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];

[results addObject: [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithObjects: [NSNumber numberWithInteger:myValue01], @"valueLabel01", nil]];

This gives me the array I need but after all the objects are added I need to be able to sort the array by the first column (the integers – myValues). I know how to sort when there is a key, but I am not sure how to add a key or if there is another way to sort the array.

I may be adding more objects to the array later on.

Answer 1

Quick reference to another great answer for this question:

How to sort NSMutableArray using sortedArrayUsingDescriptors?

NSSortDescriptors can be your best friend in these situations 🙂