Question

I would like to do some calculations and comparisons inside my array

assuming my array is simple as:

NSMutableArray *array;   
array = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init]; 
[array addObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:1]]; 
[array addObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:2]]; 
[array addObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:2]]; 
[array addObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:3]]; 
[array addObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:2]]; 

What would be an elegant and clever way to check if a number repeats itself 2,3,4 or 5 times inside this array.
(looking for something smart and dynamic….)

Answer 1

You don’t have to loop through things yourself if you just want to know how many times each object shows up. That bit is really easy:

NSMutableArray *array;   
array = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init]; 
[array addObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:1]]; 
[array addObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:2]]; 
[array addObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:2]]; 
[array addObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:3]]; 
[array addObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:2]]; 

NSCountedSet *counts = [[NSCountedSet alloc] initWithArray:array]

NSLog(@"%d", [counts countForObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:2]]); // logs 3

[array release];
[counts release];