if( [@"Some String" caseInsensitiveCompare:@"some string"] == NSOrderedSame ) {
// strings are equal except for possibly case
}
The documentation is located at Search and Comparison Methods
NSString *stringA;
NSString *stringB;
if (stringA && [stringA caseInsensitiveCompare:stringB] == NSOrderedSame) {
// match
}
Note: stringA &&
is required because when stringA
is nil
:
stringA = nil;
[stringA caseInsensitiveCompare:stringB] // return 0
and so happens NSOrderedSame
is also defined as 0
.
The following example is a typical pitfall:
NSString *rank = [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] stringForKey:@"Rank"];
if ([rank caseInsensitiveCompare:@"MANAGER"] == NSOrderedSame) {
// what happens if "Rank" is not found in standardUserDefaults
}
An alternative if you want more control than just case insensitivity is:
[someString compare:otherString options:NSCaseInsensitiveSearch];
Numeric search and diacritical insensitivity are two handy options.
You could always ensure they're in the same case before the comparison:
if ([[stringX uppercaseString] isEqualToString:[stringY uppercaseString]]) {
// They're equal
}
The main benefit being you avoid the potential issue described by matm regarding comparing nil strings. You could either check the string isn't nil before doing one of the compare:options:
methods, or you could be lazy (like me) and ignore the added cost of creating a new string for each comparison (which is minimal if you're only doing one or two comparisons).
A new way to do this. iOS 8
let string: NSString = "Café"
let substring: NSString = "É"
string.localizedCaseInsensitiveContainsString(substring) // true
- (NSComparisonResult)caseInsensitiveCompare:(NSString *)aString
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