Problem in passing arguments between functions iphone - iphone

In my application I have location function:
- (void)locationUpdate:(CLLocation *)location {
lati = [[NSString alloc]initWithFormat:#"%f", location.coordinate.latitude] ;
longi = [[NSString alloc ]initWithFormat:#"%f", location.coordinate.longitude ];
[self ParseXML_of_Google_PlacesAPI:googleUrl];
}
...and I have another function to which I want to pass lati and longi:
-(void)ParseXML_of_Google_PlacesAPI:(NSString *)_googleUrl {
//use lati and longi in this line
googleUrl=[NSString stringWithFormat:#"https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/search/xml?location=%f,%f&radius=500&name=asda&sensor=false&key=mykey",lati,longi];
NSURL *googlePlacesURL = [NSURL URLWithString:googleUrl ];
NSData *xmlData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:googlePlacesURL];
xmlDocument = [[GDataXMLDocument alloc]initWithData:xmlData options:0 error:nil];
NSArray *arr = [xmlDocument.rootElement elementsForName:#"result"];
placesOutputArray=[[NSMutableArray alloc]init];
for(GDataXMLElement *e in arr ){
[placesOutputArray addObject:e];
}
}
How can I do that? I just need the values of lati and longi in the ParseXML_of_Googe_PlacesApi: method. Everything else is working fine

Change your declaration to:
-(void)ParseXML_of_Google_PlacesAPI:(NSString *)_googleUrl withLat:(NSString*)lati andLong:(NSString*)longi {
Then change your calling code:
[self ParseXML_of_Google_PlacesAPI:googleUrl withLat:lati andLong:longi];

You need to modify the ParseXML_of_Google_PlacesAPI:(NSString *)_googleUrl method to take other arguments:
i.e )ParseXML_of_Google_PlacesAPI:(NSString *)_googleUrl long:(float) longitude lat:(float) latitude
You can use float if they floats or replace the float with NSString if they are nsstrings like in your method.
You can then use the nsstringformat to reformat your URL.

Rewrite your method as
- (void)parseXMLOfGooglePlacesAPI:(NSString *)url latitude:(NSString *)latitude longitude:(NSString *)longitude;
and then call it as
[self parseXMLOfGooglePlacesAPI:googleURL latitude:late longitude:longi];

If you don't want to rewrite the method or you need to use the variables in more than one method, make lati and longi properties of the class this code appears in.
In the .h file you would define:
#property(nonAtomic, retain) NSString *lati;
#property(nonAtomic, retain) NSString *longi;
.. and in the .m file you would:
#synthesize lati, longi;
Then you would use them like:
- (void)locationUpdate:(CLLocation *)location {
self.lati = [[NSString alloc]initWithFormat:#"%f", location.coordinate.latitude] ;
self.longi = [[NSString alloc ]initWithFormat:#"%f", location.coordinate.longitude ];
[self ParseXML_of_Google_PlacesAPI:googleUrl];
}
... and:
-(void)ParseXML_of_Google_PlacesAPI:(NSString *)_googleUrl {
googleUrl=[NSString stringWithFormat:#"https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/search/xml?location=%f,%f&radius=500&name=asda&sensor=false&key=mykey",self.lati,self.longi];
NSURL *googlePlacesURL = [NSURL URLWithString:googleUrl ];
NSData *xmlData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:googlePlacesURL];
xmlDocument = [[GDataXMLDocument alloc]initWithData:xmlData options:0 error:nil];
NSArray *arr = [xmlDocument.rootElement elementsForName:#"result"];
placesOutputArray=[[NSMutableArray alloc]init];
for(GDataXMLElement *e in arr ){
[placesOutputArray addObject:e];
}
}

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How can I extract parameters from a non-standard URL NSString object?

I'm diving into iOS development and I have a custom URL scheme for my iPhone app that looks like myApp://?q=200. I have the following code to get the query parameter...
NSString *urlString = [url absoluteString];
NSString *query = [urlString stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:#"myApp://?q=" withString:#""];
...but I'd like to make it a bit more future-proof in the event that I add more parameters. How can I extract the "q" parameter in a safer way?
Thanks in advance for your wisdom!
You can split the query returned from the URL by & and = and put them in a dictionary.
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:#"myApp://?q=200"];
NSArray *query = [[url query] componentsSeparatedByString:#"&"];
NSMutableDictionary *parameters = [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithCapacity:[query count]];
for(NSString *parameter in query)
{
NSArray *kv = [parameter componentsSeparatedByString:#"="];
[parameters setObject:[kv count] > 1 ? [[kv objectAtIndex:1] stringByReplacingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSISOLatin1StringEncoding] : [NSNull null]
forKey:[[kv objectAtIndex:0] stringByReplacingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSISOLatin1StringEncoding]];
}
NSLog(#"Parameters: %#", parameters);
NSLog(#"q = %#", [parameters objectForKey:#"q"]);
In this example if there is no value for the parameter I just set it to NSNull. This means you would either need to check for NSNull or change the logic to skip keys with values or set them to an empty string.
This from the top of my head could work but doesnt yet include error checking the input
-(NSDictionary*) parameterDictionaryFromString: (NSURL*) url {
//input can be something like: "myApp://?q=one&q2=two&q3=three"
NSString *requestString = [url query];
//now we have q=one&q2=two&q3=three
NSArray *requests = [requestString componentsSeparatedByString: #"&"];
NSMutableDictionary *resultDictionary = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
for (NSString *singleParameter in requests) {
NSArray *keyValuePair = [singleParameter componentsSeparatedByString: #"="];
[resultDictionary setObject: [keyValuePair objectAtIndex: 1] forKey: [keyValuePair objectAtIndex: 0]];
}
NSURL *u = [NSURL URLWithString: #"myApp://something?q=1&check=yes"];
NSLog(#"paramStr = %#", [u parameterString]);
return [resultDictionary copy];
}
Break the Query String by Distinct Separator,
Assure Valued Content provided at index:1 (The right-hand side of the query string break)
In valued content then use downstream, or set to upstream variable.
//Your Example:
//#"myApp://?q=200"
//Break:
NSArray *queryParts = [urlString componentsSeparatedByString:#"?q="];
//Assure Content:
if ([[array objectAtIndex:1] length]>0) {
//Setter:
NSString *queryString = [array objectAtIndex:1];
//... Use away...
}
The key is to leverage the NSArray class over StringReplace.

Extracting Unique Objects from a Data Array

I want to add names in a data array only if the name does not previously exist in the data array. When I attempt to print these names, I do get repetitions. Is there a way to solve this?
-(NSMutableArray *)autoComplete
{
NSMutableArray *dataArray = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
NSString *url = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#45.25,-95.25&limit=100&client_id=Von0J4Bu6INiez5bGby2R&client_secret=50sUjSbg7dba8cQgtpdfr5Ns7wyYTqtmKpUU3khQ",kWSURL];
NSDictionary * returnDict = (NSDictionary *) [self callWebService:url];
if([returnDict objectForKey:#"success"])
{
NSArray *responceArray = [returnDict objectForKey:#"response"];
for (NSDictionary *dict in responceArray) {
placeDC *place = [[placeDC alloc]init];
NSDictionary *placeDict = (NSDictionary *)[dict objectForKey:#"place" ];
NSDictionary *loctionDict =(NSDictionary *)[dict objectForKey:#"loc"];
NSString * name =[placeDict objectForKey:#"name"];
NSString * stateFull =[placeDict objectForKey:#"stateFull"];
NSString * countryFull =[placeDict objectForKey:#"countryFull"];
NSString *latitude =[loctionDict objectForKey:#"lat"];
NSString *longitude = [loctionDict objectForKey:#"long"];
place.placeNmae=name;
place.countryFullName=countryFull;
place.stateFullName=stateFull;
NSLog(#"%# ",stateFull);
place.latitude=[latitude doubleValue];
place.longitude=[longitude doubleValue];
[dataArray addObject:place];
}
}
return dataArray;
}
First Check that is there any response from the Server side or not, to check response use NSLog() or Break Points.
if response is ok then put a the following check your code
if (![dataArray containsObject:#"Some Name"])
{
// add Object
}
You could add the name NSString to an NSSet and check in every cycle whether it contains it or not.
Inside your if you could write something like:
NSArray *responceArray = [returnDict objectForKey:#"response"];
NSSet *names = [[NSSet alloc] init];
for (NSDictionary *dict in responceArray) {
NSDictionary *placeDict = (NSDictionary *)[dict objectForKey:#"place" ];
NSString * name =[placeDict objectForKey:#"name"];
if (![names containsObject:name]) {
[names addObject:name];
placeDC *place = [[placeDC alloc]init];
NSDictionary *loctionDict =(NSDictionary *)[dict objectForKey:#"loc"];
NSString * stateFull =[placeDict objectForKey:#"stateFull"];
NSString * countryFull =[placeDict objectForKey:#"countryFull"];
NSString *latitude =[loctionDict objectForKey:#"lat"];
NSString *longitude = [loctionDict objectForKey:#"long"];
place.placeNmae=name;
place.countryFullName=countryFull;
place.stateFullName=stateFull;
NSLog(#"%# ",stateFull);
place.latitude=[latitude doubleValue];
place.longitude=[longitude doubleValue];
[dataArray addObject:place];
}
}
Hope this helps!
Do one thing, add your dict in another array and search in this array that data already exist or not,
[tempAry addObject: dict];
and before insertion
NSPredicate *predicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:#"name == %#", name];
NSArray *filteredArray = [tempAry filteredArrayUsingPredicate:predicate];
if ([filteredArray count] == 0)
{
[dataArray addObject:place];
}
else{
//Already exist
}
Why don't you create a separate dictionary, as an ivar or property of you class, for storing our required value, say it as :
NSMutableDictionary *uniqueValueDict=[NSMutableDictionary new];
And keep storing your required value and key as:
[uniqueValueDict setObject:stateFull forKey:uniqueValueDict];
Your work will be done.
This is the easiest solution that i have applied and this should get you going in picking up unique elements out of array.
NSArray * claimedOfferArray = [[NSArray alloc]initWithObjects:#"A",#"B",#"A",#"C",#"B" nil];
NSArray * distinctArray = [[NSArray alloc]init];
distinctArray =[[NSSet setWithArray:claimedOfferArray] allObjects];
This code will also work with NSMutableArray
Let me know if it works for you..:).

Property 'jsonData' not found on object of type 'MapViewController *'

I am trying to draw the route on the graphic layer of my app application and i do not know is this the right approach to do it, or is there another way to do it? Where i am trying to use NSArray with ArgGIS to draw out the map am i have problem with it.
*edit I tried to change the NSArray back to a JSON string and try to draw it using ArcGIS with a JSON string
This is what i have done:
NSArray *BusRoute=[jsonResult objectForKey:#"BusRoute"];
int i;
int count = [BusRoute count];
for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
{
NSDictionary *dic = [BusRoute objectAtIndex: i];
NSString *Duration = [dic valueForKey:#"Duration"];
//---PATH---
NSArray *PATH = [dic valueForKey:#"PATH"];
NSLog(#"PATH = %#", PATH);
self.path = PATH;
}
NSError *writeError = nil;
NSData *jsonData = [NSJSONSerialization dataWithJSONObject:path options:NSJSONWritingPrettyPrinted error:&writeError];
NSString *jsonString = [[NSString alloc] initWithData:jsonData encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
NSLog(#"JSON Output: %#", jsonString);
if (self.jsonString) {
// symbolize the returned route graphic
self.jsonString.routeGraphic.symbol = [self routeSymbol];
// add the route graphic to the graphic's layer
[self._graphicsLayer addGraphic:self.jsonString.routeGraphic];
// tell the graphics layer to redraw
[self._graphicsLayer dataChanged];
}
*Output for JSON string
JSON Output: [
[
"38909,35576;38872,35589;38861,35593;38848,35597;38697,35650;38695,35651;38695,35651;38609,35681;38583,35689;38553,35697;38508,35700;38476...;29560,40043"
]
]
This is a portion of the path that i have to draw on the map:
PATH = (( "38909,35576;38872,35589;38861,35593;38848,35597;38697,35650;38695,35651;38695,35651;38609,35681;38583,35689;38553,35697;38508,35700;38476,35696;38476,35696;....))
for this line self.jsonData.routeGraphic.symbol = [self routeSymbol]; i am getting an error Property 'Property 'jsonData' not found on object of type 'MapViewController *'
what should i do to solve? pls help
*How can i draw the line of the path using the NSArray and using ArcGIS?
routeGraphic property does not have any association with NSArray Class. NSArray is the Collection.
Your code is a little strange.
what is routeGrphic???
Are not you forgotten the like code below?
YourObject *object = [path objectAtIndex:index];
object.routeGraphic.symbol = [self routeSymbol];

parsing array elements in iPhone

NSBundle *bundle = [NSBundle mainBundle];
NSString *pthpath = [bundle pathForResource:#"path" ofType:#"txt"];
NSString *content = [NSString stringWithContentsOfFile:pthpath encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding error:nil];
array=[[NSArray alloc ]init];
array = [content componentsSeparatedByString:#"~"];
=====================================================================
here content is:
87,348~51,347~135,132~182,133~268,346~236,347~159,168~87,347#118,298~115,297~200,298~189,266~128,265~117,299#222,352~268,353~264,340~219,342~225,355#186,262~199,299~212,297~195,257~188,260
and array is:
"87,348",
"51,347",
"135,132",
"182,133",
"268,346",
"236,347",
"159,168",
"87,347#118,298",
"115,297",
"200,298",
"189,266",
"128,265",
"117,299#222,352",
"268,353",
"264,340",
"219,342",
"225,355#186,262",
"199,299",
"212,297",
"195,257",
"188,260"
But I want to again create an array by parsing with #. Please help me out...........
for (NSString *string in array) {
NSArray *subArray = [string componentsSeparatedByString:#"#"];
for (NSString *substring in subArray)
etc. etc.
(Next time try to have your question better formatted and articulated please.)
Instead of using componentsSeparatedByString:, use componentsSeparatedByCharactersInSet: and create a character set with the separators you want.
Also, you are creating an array there (array = [[NSArray alloc] init]) and when you do array = [content componentsSeparatedByString:#"#"] you are leaking the just allocated array. In general, seems like you should read more about how objects and references work.
I think from following code you may get some idea, if I understood your question correctly,
NSMutableArray *resultArray = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithCapacity:1];
NSArray *tempArray1 = nil;
NSArray *tempArray2 = nil;
NSString *content = #"87,348~51,347~135,132~182,133~268,346~236,347~159,168~87,347#118,298~115,297~200,298~189,266~128,265~117,299#222,352~268,353~264,340~219,342~225,355#186,262~199,299~212,297~195,257~188,260";
tempArray1 = [content componentsSeparatedByString:#"#"];
for(NSString *string in tempArray1)
{
tempArray2 = [string componentsSeparatedByString:#"~"];
[resultArray addObjectsFromArray:tempArray2];
}
NSLog(#"ResultArray :%#", resultArray);

iPhone parsing url for GET params

I have an string which is got from parsing an xml site.
http://www.arijasoft.com/givemesomthing.php?a=3434&b=435edsf&c=500
I want to have an NSString function that will be able to parse the value of c.
Is there a default function or do i have to write it manually.
You could use Regular expression via RegExKit Lite:
http://regexkit.sourceforge.net/RegexKitLite/
Or you could separate the string into components (which is less nice):
NSString *url=#"http://www.arijasoft.com/givemesomthing.php?a=3434&b=435edsf&c=500";
NSArray *comp1 = [url componentsSeparatedByString:#"?"];
NSString *query = [comp1 lastObject];
NSArray *queryElements = [query componentsSeparatedByString:#"&"];
for (NSString *element in queryElements) {
NSArray *keyVal = [element componentsSeparatedByString:#"="];
if (keyVal.count > 0) {
NSString *variableKey = [keyVal objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *value = (keyVal.count == 2) ? [keyVal lastObject] : nil;
}
}
I made a class that does this parsing for you using an NSScanner, as an answer to the same question a few days ago. You might find it useful.
You can easily use it like:
URLParser *parser = [[[URLParser alloc] initWithURLString:#"http://www.arijasoft.com/givemesomthing.php?a=3434&b=435edsf&c=500"] autorelease];
NSString *c = [parser valueForVariable:#"c"]; //c=500
Try the following:
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:#"http://www.arijasoft.com/givemesomthing.php?a=3434&b=435edsf&c=500"];
NSMutableString *parameterString = [NSMutableString stringWithFormat:#"{%#;}",[url parameterString]];
[parameterString replaceOccurrencesOfString:#"&" withString:#";"];
// Convert string into Dictionary
NSPropertyListFormat format;
NSString *error;
NSDictionary *paramDict = [NSPropertyListSerialization propertyListFromData:[parameterString dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding] mutabilityOption: NSPropertyListImmutable format:&format errorDescription:&error];
// Now take the parameter you want
NSString *value = [paramDict valueForKey:#"c"];
Here is the native iOS approach using NSURLComponents and NSURLQueryItem classes:
NSString *theURLString = #"http://www.arijasoft.com/givemesomthing.php?a=3434&b=435edsf&c=500";
NSArray<NSURLQueryItem *> *theQueryItemsArray = [NSURLComponents componentsWithString:theURLString].queryItems;
for (NSURLQueryItem *theQueryItem in theQueryItemsArray)
{
NSLog(#"%# %#", theQueryItem.name, theQueryItem.value);
}