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Asked: 2026-05-13T06:06:42+00:00

What would be the reason to use an NSInteger vs an int in iPhone

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What would be the reason to use an NSInteger vs an int in iPhone programming? Thanks.

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    An NSInteger is just a typedef with the following definition:

    #if __LP64__ || NS_BUILD_32_LIKE_64
  typedef long NSInteger;
  typedef unsigned long NSUInteger;
#else
  typedef int NSInteger;
  typedef unsigned int NSUInteger;
#endif

    As the typedef is defined differently basing on the platform, you can keep using NSInteger independently from the platform.

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