How to print or log the value of CGSize object?

Question

I was trying to log (print) the value of CGSize object like this:

CGSize sizeOfTab = CGSizeMake(self.frame.size.width/tabCount, 49);

NSLog(@"size of tab is %@",sizeOfTab);

Is there anything wrong in this code; my app is crashing while control comes to NSLog statement.

Thanks Prasad

Answer 1

Try this

CGSize sizeOfTab = CGSizeMake(self.frame.size.width/tabCount, 49);
NSLog(@"size of tab is %@",NSStringFromCGSize(sizeOfTab));

The crash occurs because sizeOfTab is not in NSString format.

Answer 2

You can call the following to print the value you are after:

NSLog(@"width = %f, height = %f", mySize.width, mySize.height);

Answer 3

As JoeBlow mentioned (I noticed after typing and formatting this answer), there's also the UIKit function, NSStringFromCGSize(), for pretty printing, and its inverse, CGSizeFromString(), for creating a CGSize struct from an NSString object.

Apple documents the string parameter of CGSizeFromString(string) as follows:

A string whose contents are of the form "{w, h}", where w is the width and h is the height. The w and h values can be integer or float values. An example of a valid string is @"{3.0,2.5}". The string is not localized, so items are always separated with a comma.

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Example

CGSize size = CGSizeFromString(@"{320,568}");
NSLog(@"Pretty printed size: %@", NSStringFromCGSize(size));

Output

Pretty printed size: {320, 568}

Other Useful Functions (CGGeometry Reference)

• CGRectGetHeight()
• CGRectGetWidth()

Answer 4

%@ means you are trying to insert a string. CGSize is not a string, and cannot automagically be converted to one. That's why your app crashes. Instead, you need to log individual properties separately, like

NSLog(@"width is %f, height is %f.", sizeOfTab.width, sizeOfTab.height);

%f is used because the width and height properties are of the type float.

For other format conversions, see the docs: http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/Strings/Articles/formatSpecifiers.html