Phone call number with hashtag on iOS

Question

How do I make a call to this number *199*123456789# on iOS?

I used the following code but it doesn\'t work.

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openUR         


        

Answer 1

Replace * with %2A and # with %23:

NSURL *tel = [NSURL URLWithString:@"tel:%2A199%2A123456789%23"];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:tel];