As NSString, NSData, NSDictionary, etc are derived from NSObject, they can be easily set with -setObject:forKey:, whereas int, float, NSInteger, etc are scalar types and thus cannot be set with this method. Thus, they have convenient setters/getters, whereas object types have convenient getters only. (Why they aren't balanced is beyond me.) -- Steven Degutis http://www.thoughtfultree.com/ http://www.degutis.org/
On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Oftenwrong Soong <oftenwrongso...@yahoo.com>wrote: > Hi all, > > Why does NSUserDefaults provide method stringForKey but not a method > setString:forKey (akin to setBool:forKey, setFloat:forKey, etc.)? This does > not seem symmetric. > > I'm using setObject:forKey when saving a NSString to the defaults database. > Is this correct? > > Thanks, > Soong > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) > > Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. > Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com > > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/steven.degutis%40gmail.com > > This email sent to steven.degu...@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
