NSString localizedStandardCompare example ios

[NSString localizedStandardCompare]

Compares strings as sorted by the Finder.

- (NSComparisonResult)localizedStandardCompare:(NSString *)string

Parameters

string

The string to compare with the receiver.

Return Value

The result of the comparison.

Discussion of [NSString localizedStandardCompare]

This method should be used whenever file names or other strings are presented in lists and tables where Finder-like sorting is appropriate. The exact sorting behavior of this method is different under different locales and may be changed in future releases.

Example of [NSString localizedStandardCompare]

NSArray *sorted = [foo sortedArrayUsingComparator:^NSComparisonResult(NSString *str1, NSString *str2) {
    // Remove all spaces
    NSString *s1 = [str1 stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@" " withString:@""];
    NSString *s2 = [str2 stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@" " withString:@""];

    return [s1 localizedStandardCompare:s2];
}];

Example of [NSString localizedStandardCompare]

NSArray *sortedValues = [[yourDictionary allValues] sortedArrayUsingSelector:@selector(localizedStandardCompare:)];
NSMutableDictionary *orderedDictionary=[[NSMutableDictionary alloc]init];
for(NSString *valor in sortedValues){
    for(NSString *clave in [yourDictionary allKeys]){
        if ([valor isEqualToString:[yourDictionary valueForKey:clave]]) {
            [orderedDictionary setValue:valor forKey:clave];
        }
    }
}

Example of [NSString localizedStandardCompare]

sortedArray = [anArray sortedArrayUsingSelector:@selector(localizedStandardCompare:)];