thanks for the info. I'm trying to put it all together. help me out? I've tried a couple diff things, here's what Im trying..
NSPoint thePoint2 = NSMakePoint(30.0,35.0); //NSValue *test = [NSValue valueWithBytes:&thePoint2 objCType:@encode(NSPoint)]; NSValue *test = [NSValue valueWithPoint:thePoint2]; if([test objCType] == @encode(NSPoint)) printf("test is an NSPoint"); thanks a bunch On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 11:59 PM, Bill Bumgarner<b...@mac.com> wrote: > On Aug 4, 2009, at 11:38 PM, aaron smith wrote: > >> if I receive an NSValue object, how can I find out if the value it >> contains is a point/rect/size/ etc. I can't figure out what to compare >> it with, and can't figure out if the objCType is something I can use >> for that problem. Any ideas? > > This: > > http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/Classes/nsvalue_Class/Reference/Reference.html#//apple_ref/occ/instm/NSValue/objCType > > Implies this: > > http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/NumbersandValues/Articles/Values.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000174-BAJJHDEG > > Which implies this: > > http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/ObjCRuntimeGuide/Articles/ocrtTypeEncodings.html > > b.bum > > > > _______________________________________________ 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