Convert NSArray to NSString in Objective-C

Question

I am wondering how to convert an NSArray [@\"Apple\", @\"Pear \", 323, @\"Orange\"] to a string in Objective-C.

Answer 1

One approach would be to iterate over the array, calling the description message on each item:

NSMutableString * result = [[NSMutableString alloc] init];
for (NSObject * obj in array)
{
    [result appendString:[obj description]];
}
NSLog(@"The concatenated string is %@", result);

Another approach would be to do something based on each item's class:

NSMutableString * result = [[NSMutableString alloc] init];
for (NSObject * obj in array)
{
    if ([obj isKindOfClass:[NSNumber class]])
    {
        // append something
    }
    else
    {
        [result appendString:[obj description]];
    }
}
NSLog(@"The concatenated string is %@", result);

If you want commas and other extraneous information, you can just do:

NSString * result = [array description];