I try to convert a string :
3033547640189791162
with this method :
NSNumber * myNumber = [NSNumber numberWithDouble:[tmpId doubleValue]];
and this :
NSNumberFormatter * f = [[NSNumberFormatter alloc] init];
[f setNumberStyle:NSNumberFormatterNoStyle];
NSNumber * myNumber = [f numberFromString:tmpId];
[f release];
and both of them give me this number :
<CFNumber 0x13a2b0 [0x3f54c9f8]>{value = +3033547640189791232.00000000000000000000, type = kCFNumberFloat64Type}
insted of :
<CFNumber 0x1b5550 [0x3f54c9f8]>{value = +3033547640189791232, type = kCFNumberSInt64Type}
Edit
When i try to use :
NSString *tmpId = @""3033547640189791162";
long i = [tmpId longLongValue];
i is equal to = -1631802438
int i = [tmpId intValue];
i is equal to = 2147483647
so i lose the original number value
Moving my comment to answer:
Try
NSNumber * myNumber = [NSNumber numberWithLongLong:[tmpId longLongValue]];