Question

I have an NSDictionary that I am passing to a NSObject Class where I pull all of the values out of the dictionary and pass them into their correct types.

For instance NSInteger, BOOL, NSString, char are the types of values I am pulling out of the NSDictionary and putting into their only variables.

My question what is the best way to turn these values into one big object that can then be putt into an array?

I have heard that I can use the class itself as an Object.. But I am not really sure how to do this.

or could I just put them back into a NSDictionary?… but if thats the case do NSDictionaries allow for multiple value types?

Answer 1

Actually, you are in the right path. this is basically MVC architecture way. so you are questioning about M = Model.

Model in here example is class that defines all variables. cut to the point, here’s you should do:

-> create a class that contain your variable, with @property & @synthesize name : ClassA.

then you could set object ClassA into dictionary.

ClassA *myClass = [[ClassA alloc] init];
myClass.myString = @"test String";
myClass.myBoolean = True;

[dictionary setObject:myClass forKey:@"myObject"];
[myClass release]; //we no longer need the object because already retain in dictionary.

then retrieve it by :

ClassA *myClass = (ClassA*)[dictionary objectForKey:@"myObject"];
NSLog(@"this is value of myString : %@ & boolean : %i",myClass.myString,myClass.myBoolean);