iOS function takes string parameter and returns string value

[vidyareef]

Hello!

can anyone give me an example of how to write function in xcode that takes on string parameter and after concatenation returns another string value.

I did a function,
-(void)Change{
.
.
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}

but this does not return any value and also doesn't pass parameter.

I tried
-(NSString *) ChangeCase(NSString* String1){

}

but it doesn't work and i am getting errors.

 

[jnic]

http://cocoadevcentral.com/d/learn_objectivec/

 

[CommanderData]

http://cocoadevcentral.com/d/learn_objectivec/

Seconded. But seriously this is really basic Objective-C stuff, not even related to the iPhone SDK. If you don't get a grasp of the basics, you'll never be able to handle the harder stuff yet to come.

 

[xsmasher]

but it doesn't work and i am getting errors.

You were very close. I added a colon, and moved a parenthesis.
In objective C, the parameters don't go in parentheses.

-(NSString *) ChangeCase:(NSString*) String1{
     upperString = [string1 capitalizedString];
     return upperString;
}

Call it with
NSString* newString = [self ChangeCase: @"Hey."];

Code like this would return an uppercased string. That string is likely set to autorelease though, so retain it if you need to keep it around.

Note that the usual style is to have variables and methods start with a lowercase letter. So ChangeCase should be changeCase, and String1 should be string1. This will not change the operation, but it makes the code easier to understand.