How to Use Dictionaries
Like an array, a dictionary is a list of objects. However, dictionaries make it
easier to organize data by providing “keys” that make it a snap to find the
things you put in there. These are sometimes referred to as a hash or a
hash-table.
Instantiate a dictionary
NSMutableDictionary *dictionary = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
Add objects to a dictionary indexed by keys [dictionary setObject:@"A Book about the Letter A" forKey:@"A"]; [dictionary setObject:@"A Book about the Letter B" forKey:@"B"]; [dictionary setObject:@"A Book about the Letter C" forKey:@"C"]; Retrieve an object from a dictionary with a key NSLog([dictionary objectForKey:@"B"]);
Release a dictionary [dictionary release];
Cool – hope you enjoyed this snippet of da codes! Once you get use to the square brackets and verbose parameter prefixes Objective-C starts to feel like the programming languages that you are used to.