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Asked: 2026-05-10T15:35:51+00:00

I know how to create a SEL at compile time using @selector(MyMethodName:) but what

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I know how to create a SEL at compile time using @selector(MyMethodName:) but what I want to do is create a selector dynamically from an NSString. Is this even possible?

What I can do:

SEL selector = @selector(doWork:); [myobj respondsToSelector:selector];

What I want to do: (pseudo code, this obviously doesn’t work)

SEL selector = selectorFromString(@'doWork'); [myobj respondsToSelector:selector];

I’ve been searching the Apple API docs, but haven’t found a way that doesn’t rely on the compile-time @selector(myTarget:) syntax.

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  1. I’m not an Objective-C programmer, merely a sympathizer, but maybe NSSelectorFromString is what you need. It’s mentioned explicity in the Runtime Reference that you can use it to convert a string to a selector.

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