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Re: Re: NSString, path and "/" char
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Re: Re: NSString, path and "/" char


  • Subject: Re: Re: NSString, path and "/" char
  • From: "Clark Cox" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:47:54 -0500

On 11/24/06, Trygve Inda <email@hidden> wrote:
> Filenames on MacOSX cannot contain '/', period. Any time the
> Finder/file selection dialog shows a file with '/' in the name, that
> is actually a ':' in the filename.
>
> So, if the user wants you to put a '/' in a filename, simply replace
> it with a ':'. If the user wants a ':' in the filename, either don't
> allow it, or pass it through unchanged (in which case the user will
> see a ':' if they look at the file in the Terminal, and a '/' if they
> look at the file in the GUI).

Is there a find and replace method for NSString?

I see characterAtIndex, but no setCharacterAtIndex.

NSStrings are immutable, but you can use the NSMutableString class, and the -replaceOccurrencesOfString:withString:options:range: method.

--
Clark S. Cox III
email@hidden

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 >Re: NSString, path and "/" char (From: "Clark Cox" <email@hidden>)
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