String of the Foundation Kit

Created using Text::to_nsstring.

Introduced properties

init hello: NSString

cocoa :: NSString :: hello

Additionnal factory
init nil: NSString

cocoa :: NSString :: nil

Null pointer
fun utf8_string: CString

cocoa :: NSString :: utf8_string

Get an UTF8 encoded char* copy of self

Redefined properties

redef type SELF: NSString

cocoa $ NSString :: SELF

Type of this instance, automatically specialized in every class
redef fun to_s: String

cocoa $ NSString :: to_s

User readable representation of self.

All properties

fun !=(other: nullable Object): Bool

core :: Object :: !=

Have self and other different values?
fun ==(other: nullable Object): Bool

core :: Object :: ==

Have self and other the same value?
type CLASS: Class[SELF]

core :: Object :: CLASS

The type of the class of self.
type SELF: Object

core :: Object :: SELF

Type of this instance, automatically specialized in every class
fun address_is_null: Bool

core :: Pointer :: address_is_null

Is the address behind this Object at NULL?
protected fun class_factory(name: String): CLASS

core :: Object :: class_factory

Implementation used by get_class to create the specific class.
fun class_name: String

core :: Object :: class_name

The class name of the object.
fun free

core :: Pointer :: free

Free the memory pointed by this pointer
fun get_class: CLASS

core :: Object :: get_class

The meta-object representing the dynamic type of self.
fun hash: Int

core :: Object :: hash

The hash code of the object.
init hello: NSString

cocoa :: NSString :: hello

Additionnal factory
init init

core :: Object :: init

fun inspect: String

core :: Object :: inspect

Developer readable representation of self.
protected fun inspect_head: String

core :: Object :: inspect_head

Return "CLASSNAME:#OBJECTID".
intern fun is_same_instance(other: nullable Object): Bool

core :: Object :: is_same_instance

Return true if self and other are the same instance (i.e. same identity).
fun is_same_serialized(other: nullable Object): Bool

core :: Object :: is_same_serialized

Is self the same as other in a serialization context?
intern fun is_same_type(other: Object): Bool

core :: Object :: is_same_type

Return true if self and other have the same dynamic type.
init nil: NSString

cocoa :: NSString :: nil

Null pointer
init nul: Pointer

core :: Pointer :: nul

C NULL pointer
intern fun object_id: Int

core :: Object :: object_id

An internal hash code for the object based on its identity.
fun output

core :: Object :: output

Display self on stdout (debug only).
intern fun output_class_name

core :: Object :: output_class_name

Display class name on stdout (debug only).
fun serialization_hash: Int

core :: Object :: serialization_hash

Hash value use for serialization
intern fun sys: Sys

core :: Object :: sys

Return the global sys object, the only instance of the Sys class.
abstract fun to_jvalue(env: JniEnv): JValue

core :: Object :: to_jvalue

fun to_s: String

core :: Object :: to_s

User readable representation of self.
fun utf8_string: CString

cocoa :: NSString :: utf8_string

Get an UTF8 encoded char* copy of self
package_diagram cocoa::NSString NSString cocoa::NSObject NSObject cocoa::NSString->cocoa::NSObject core::Pointer Pointer cocoa::NSObject->core::Pointer ...core::Pointer ... ...core::Pointer->core::Pointer

Ancestors

interface Object

core :: Object

The root of the class hierarchy.
extern class Pointer

core :: Pointer

Pointer classes are used to manipulate extern C structures.

Parents

extern class NSObject

cocoa :: NSObject

Base of the Foundation framework class hierarchy

Class definitions

cocoa $ NSString
# String of the Foundation Kit
#
# Created using `Text::to_nsstring`.
extern class NSString in "ObjC" `{ NSString * `}
	super NSObject

	# Null pointer
	new nil in "ObjC" `{ return nil; `}

	# Get an UTF8 encoded `char*` copy of `self`
	fun utf8_string: CString in "ObjC" `{ return (char *)[self UTF8String]; `}

	redef fun to_s do return utf8_string.to_s
end
lib/cocoa/foundation.nit:28,1--41,3

cocoa :: cocoa_extern_types $ NSString
redef extern class NSString

	# Additionnal factory
	new hello in "ObjC" `{ return @"Factory Hello"; `}
end
lib/cocoa/examples/cocoa_extern_types.nit:27,1--31,3

ios :: ios $ NSString
redef class NSString
	private fun nslog in "ObjC" `{ NSLog(@"%@", self); `}
end
lib/ios/ios.nit:30,1--32,3

ios :: ui $ NSString
redef class NSString
	private fun native_open_in_browser
	in "ObjC" `{
		NSURL *nsurl = [NSURL URLWithString: self];
		[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL: nsurl];
	`}
end
lib/ios/ui/ui.nit:623,1--629,3

ios :: http_request $ NSString
redef class NSString
	private fun native_http_get(timeout: Float, error_ref: Ref[NSString]): NSData
	import Ref[NSString].item= in "ObjC" `{

		NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:self];
		NSURLRequest *request = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:url
			cachePolicy:NSURLRequestUseProtocolCachePolicy timeoutInterval:timeout];

		NSURLResponse *response = nil;
		NSError *error = nil;
		NSData *data = [NSURLConnection sendSynchronousRequest:request
			returningResponse:&response error:&error];

		if (data == nil) {
			// Report error
			Ref_of_NSString_item__assign(error_ref, [error localizedDescription]);
			return nil;
		}

		return data;
	`}
end
lib/ios/http_request.nit:49,1--70,3