I am wondering how to get a NSFileManager listing to display the results in the order that the Finder sorts them. By default, this code:
NSFileManager *fileManager = [[NSFileManager alloc] init];
NSError *foundErrors = nil;
NSArray *contentsOfDockDirectory = [fileManager contentsOfDirectoryAtPath:#"/Users/me/Desktop error:&foundErrors];
Generates a NSArray that lists it in this type of order: 1, 100, 2, 200, etc. However, the Finder shows it in it's correct sorting so it's: 1, 2, 100, 200, etc.
Is there some way to sort either NSArray or NSFileManager in order to have the listing in this order?
There is a section in the String Programming Guide called "Sorting strings like Finder", which is exactly what you are looking for.
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So I am currently making a scanApp where it is necessarry to sort different objects in to different categories. So when the user scans a code and gets the result text the result should be saved into the plist file with that category.
This is my approach currently.
values = [[NSMutableArray alloc]initWithObjects:resultText.text, nil];
[values writeToFile:[self saveFilePath] atomically:YES];
- (NSString *) saveFilePath {
NSArray *path = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
return [[path objectAtIndex:0] stringByAppendingString:#"savefile.plist"];
}
It is the way that I've learnt, but how can I save things with (keys maybe) so that I can sort them.
Also how can I read the items with just that specific category.
Thanks everyone :)
When I get the attributes of a specific file with the following code:
NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
NSDictionary *attributes = [fileManager attributesOfItemAtPath:p error:nil];
Is there an attribute to know if it's a screenshot or not?
Right now I'm using this awkward piece of code:
if ([fileExtension isEqualToString:#"png"]) {
NSMutableArray *separatetFilename;
separatetFilename = [NSMutableArray arrayWithArray:[fileName componentsSeparatedByString:#" "]]; /* screenshots have multiple spaces in their names, I split them up to use the information */
if ([separatetFilename count] == 4) { /* screenshots names have 4 parts when splittet by spaces */
if ([[separatetFilename objectAtIndex:0] isEqualToString:#"Bildschirmfoto"]) { /* Bildschirmfoto = Screenshot in German */
/* Do Something */
}
}
}
With this solution I would have to put in localized Strings for the "Screenshot" string... I searched the documentary but didn't find anything. Is there a "isScreenshot" flag or something I could read?
Your question "Is there a "isScreenshot" flag or something I could read?" and the answer is "YES".
I know of two ways to get the answer:
a) ask the NSFile~Manager
b) ask for metadata.
You already used:
NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
NSDictionary *attributes = [fileManager attributesOfItemAtPath:p error:nil];
If you now have a look at the keys of this dictionary e.g. with
NSLog( #"the keys: %#", [attributes allKeys] );
you will find the key #"NSFileExtendedAttributes*". The value of this key is a dictionary with keys like com.apple.metadata:kMDItemIsScreenCapture or com.apple.metadata:kMDItemScreenCaptureType or .... This is what you asked for. The corresponding values are NSData-objects with a binary property list. Evaluating these plist give something like 1 (it is a screenshot) and window for a window screenshot or selection for a part of the window.
Looking at the metadata can be done with:
MDItemRef item = MDItemCreate( kCFAllocatorDefault, (CFStringRef)p );
If you only need the above mentioned values create a list (an NSArray) with the corresponding keys:
NSArray *ary = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:
#"kMDItemIsScreenCapture", #"kMDItemScreenCaptureType", nil];
NSDictionary *dict =
(NSDictionary *)MDItemCopyAttributes( item, (CFArrayRef)ary );
and test what it returns;
NSLog( #"the metadata are %#", dict );
In this case the returned values are __NSCFBoolean (i.e. NSNumber) and __NSCFString (i.e. NSString) which is a bit simpler to work with than a binary plist.
I have an NSArray with values that I am pulling from an NSDictionary using a selector to sort with which has the following values:
John
Brian
Alex
....
Dave
When I use the code below, since they are being compared as strings, the list comes back with:
NSArray *array = [[[self myDictionary] allValues] sortedArrayUsingSelector:#selector(compare:)];
John
Dave
Brian
...
How can I get these values to sort correctly where they are in order 1, 2, 3, etc.? I've looked at several different examples for sorting, but have not been able to find an example like mine. I must also mention that I'm new to objective-c and iOS. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
I was actually able to figure out the solution. I created an NSComparisonResult block using custom logic to read the number portion off of the front of each string and then comparing them numerically:
NSComparisonResult (^sortByNumber)(id, id) = ^(id obj1, id obj2)
{
//Convert items to strings
NSString *s1 = (NSString *)obj1;
NSString *s2 = (NSString *)obj2;
//Find the period and grab the number
NSUInteger periodLoc1 = [s1 rangeOfString:#"."].location;
NSString *number1 = [s1 substringWithRange:NSMakeRange(0, periodLoc1)];
NSUInteger periodLoc2 = [s2 rangeOfString:#"."].location;
NSString *number2 = [s2 substringWithRange:NSMakeRange(0, periodLoc2)];
//Compare the numeric values of the numbers
return [number1 compare:number2 options:NSNumericSearch];
};
Then I sort my array by calling:
NSArray *array = [[[self myDictionary] allValues] sortedArrayUsingComparator:sortByNumber];
I am working on NSMutable Array containing list of "First Name" in it.I want to sort it alphabatically.
I tried this code
NSSortDescriptor * sortFriend = [[[NSSortDescriptor alloc] initWithKey:kfirstName ascending:YES] autorelease];
NSArray * descriptors = [NSArray arrayWithObject:sortFriend];
NSArray * sorted = [Friendsarr sortedArrayUsingDescriptors:descriptors];
correct me if i am wrong.I do have an array of names also if that could be used.
Thanks
I tried the code
NSSortDescriptor * sortFriend = [[[NSSortDescriptor alloc] initWithKey:kfirstName ascending:YES selector: #selector(caseInsensitiveCompare:)] autorelease];
NSArray * descriptors = [NSArray arrayWithObject:sortFriend];
NSArray * arrmp = [temparray sortedArrayUsingDescriptors:descriptors];
But still my result contain 2 'k' chars. one 'k' and 'K'.I want to have case insensitive result
If your NSMutableArray only contains objects of type NSString, simply do:
[myMutableArray sortUsingSelector:#selector(compare:)];
You can sort NSMutable array case insensitively by this code
NSSortDescriptor *sorter=[[[NSSortDescriptor alloc] initWithKey:nil ascending:YES selector:#selector(caseInsensitiveCompare:)]autorelease];
NSArray *sortdescriptor=[NSArray arrayWithObject:sorter];
[cpy_arr_Service_Name sortUsingDescriptors:sortdescriptor];
I found the solution of sorting NSMutableArrays with sample code which can be found on the site below.
http://www.icodeblog.com/2010/12/10/implementing-uitableview-sections-from-an-nsarray-of-nsdictionary-objects/
I hope it help others to as it provides indexed sorting of a grouped table view using an array as the datasource
I made this code to sort an nsmutablearray but how to send back an NSMutablearray ? i need this because a add information later in my mutablearray.
-(NSArray*)trierTableau:(NSMutableArray*)ptableau champsFiltre:(NSString*) champs{
NSSortDescriptor *lastDescriptor =
[[[NSSortDescriptor alloc]
initWithKey:champs
ascending:YES
selector:#selector(localizedCaseInsensitiveCompare:)] autorelease];
NSArray * descriptors = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:lastDescriptor, nil];
NSArray * sortedArray = [ptableau sortedArrayUsingDescriptors:descriptors];
return sortedArray;
}
If you want to sort your NSMutableArray in-place, then you could call sortUsingDescriptors: instead of sortedArrayUsingDescriptors:, which returns a sorted copy of your array. sortUsingDescriptors: will sort the existing NSMutableArray.
e.g.
-(void)trierTableau:(NSMutableArray*)ptableau champsFiltre:(NSString*) champs {
NSSortDescriptor *lastDescriptor =
[[[NSSortDescriptor alloc]
initWithKey:champs
ascending:YES
selector:#selector(localizedCaseInsensitiveCompare:)] autorelease];
NSArray * descriptors = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:lastDescriptor, nil];
[ptableau sortUsingDescriptors:descriptors];
}
This way you don't have to return the NSMutableArray either.
If you actually want a sorted copy of the array, then you'll need to create a new NSMutableArray, use addObjectsFromArray: to copy the elements over, and then use sortUsingDescriptors: on the new array. But I think that sorting the existing NSMutableArray is probably what you'll want.