How to format string as we need - iphone

Question

I have three type of string and i want to format that string to get street number, street name, city name.
The first type is : 34 Ellis Street, San Francisco
Here i want to make it like
street number : 34
street name : Ellis Street
city name : San Francisco
The second type is : 4FL, 800 Market Street, San Francisco
Here i want to delete 4FL,
And i want to make it like
street number : 800
street name : Market Street
city name : San Francisco
The third type is : Ellis & Market, San Francisco
Here i want to make it like
street number :
street name : Ellis & Market
city name : San Francisco
How can i do this or any link that show string formatting like this than please suggest.And yes the string i write here is just a format of string i get,string will be changed every time.

Answer 1

The address string is passed to this method and then it is converted into an array having 3 string objects containing streetNumber, streetName and cityName. Then the array is returned to the caller.
-(NSArray *)brakeAddress:(NSString *)address{
NSMutableArray *arr=[NSMutableArray arrayWithArray:[address componentsSeparatedByString:#","]];
if (arr.count>2) {
[arr removeObjectAtIndex:0];
}
NSInteger streetNameInd=[arr count]-2, cityNameInd=[arr count]-1;
NSMutableArray *streetNameArray=[NSMutableArray arrayWithObjects:arr[0], nil];
if ([arr[streetNameInd] intValue]) {
streetNameArray=[NSMutableArray arrayWithArray:([arr[streetNameInd] componentsSeparatedByString:#" "])];
[streetNameArray removeObjectAtIndex:0];
if ([streetNameArray[0] intValue] ==[arr[streetNameInd] intValue]) {
[streetNameArray removeObjectAtIndex:0];
}
}
NSString *streetName=[streetNameArray componentsJoinedByString:#" "];
NSString *streetNumber=#"";
if ([arr[streetNameInd] intValue]!=0) {
streetNumber=[NSString stringWithFormat:#"%d", [arr[streetNameInd] intValue]];
}
NSString *city=arr[cityNameInd];
// NSLog(#"\nstreet number :%#\nstreet name :%#\ncity name :%#",streetNumber, streetName,city);
NSArray *addressParts=[NSArray arrayWithObjects:streetNumber, streetName, city, nil];
return addressParts;
}
- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification{
NSString *str1=#"34 Ellis Street, San Francisco";
NSString *str2=#"4FL, 800 Market Street, San Francisco";
NSString *str3=#"Ellis & Market, San Francisco";
NSArray *firstAddress=[self brakeAddress:str1];
NSArray *secondAddress=[self brakeAddress:str2];
NSArray *thirdAddress=[self brakeAddress:str3];
NSLog(#"\n1st : street number :%#\nstreet name :%#\ncity name :%#",firstAddress[0],firstAddress[1],firstAddress[2]);
NSLog(#"\n2nd : street number :%#\nstreet name :%#\ncity name :%#",secondAddress[0],secondAddress[1],secondAddress[2]);
NSLog(#"\n3rd : street number :%#\nstreet name :%#\ncity name :%#",thirdAddress[0],thirdAddress[1],thirdAddress[2]);
}

Answer 2

1) Separate with:
NSArray *arrayOfComponents = [yourString componentsSeparatedByString:#","];
2) The last component will always be your city name
3) Then check the (Last - 1) component with
NSArray *array = [yourString componentsSeparatedByString:#" "];
2) Take the FIRST element of the array and use this
NSCharacterSet* notDigits = [[NSCharacterSet decimalDigitCharacterSet] invertedSet];
if ([newString rangeOfCharacterFromSet:notDigits].location == NSNotFound)
{
// newString consists only of the digits 0 through 9
}
3) If it has only digits then, the FIRST element is your street number, and just make a new string by appending the remaining elements to get the street name. Else the past (last -1) from the previous array is the street name.
This is the basic idea, the logic can obviously be improved.
Edit: since you mentioned that this string is provided by google api it means you are probably getting a JSON response. You should use the complete JSON response to get your textfields filled. There is a JSON to NSDictionary Class you can use:see here

Answer 3

May be first you can implement code to break the address string into different variables such as _streetNum,_streetName,_cityName then you can use following code line for formatting the string
NSString* formattedString = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:#"street number : %#\nstreet name :%#\ncity name :%#",_streetNum,_streetName,_cityName];

Answer 4

Try this:
NSArray *array = [yourString componentsSeparatedByString:#" "];
It will give you an array wsth all strings separated by " ";

Answer 5

Try in the following way and parse the response whatever you need related to that address
http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=34%20Ellis%20Street,%20San%20Francisco,+CA&sensor=true
HOpe it may help you.

Answer 6

You need to use Regular Expressions. Have a look at this: Regular Expressions

Answer 7

Here is a piece of code that might help you.
NSString *addressString;
NSArray *tempArray = [addressString componentsSeparatedByString:#", "];
if([tempArray count]==3){
city = [tempArray objectAtIndex:2];
NSString *tempString = [tempArray objectAtIndex:1];
NSArray *temp1Array = [tempString componentsSeparatedByString:#" "];
if ([temp1Array count]>1) {
st_num = [tempArray objectAtIndex:0];
st_name = [tempString stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:
[NSString stringWithFormat:#"%# ",st_num] withString:#""];
}
}
You can extend its logic for your requirement.