MS Server tools

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MS Server tools and supporting software

Get pixel data

NSString * path = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"filename" ofType:@"jpg"];

UIImage * img = [[UIImage alloc]initWithContentsOfFile:path];

CGImageRef image = [img CGImage];

CFDataRef data = CGDataProviderCopyData(CGImageGetDataProvider(image));

const unsigned char * buffer = CFDataGetBytePtr(data);

Save in NSUserDefaults

Saving
NSUserDefaults *prefs = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];

// saving an NSString
[prefs setObject:@"TextToSave" forKey:@"keyToLookupString"];

// saving an NSInteger
[prefs setInteger:42 forKey:@"integerKey"];

// saving a Double
[prefs setDouble:3.1415 forKey:@"doubleKey"];

// saving a Float
[prefs setFloat:1.2345678 forKey:@"floatKey"];

// This is suggested to synch prefs, but is not needed (I didn't put it in my tut)
[prefs synchronize];

Loading
NSUserDefaults *prefs = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];

// getting an NSString
NSString *myString = [prefs stringForKey:@"keyToLookupString"];

// getting an NSInteger
NSInteger myInt = [prefs integerForKey:@"integerKey"];

// getting an Float
float myFloat = [prefs floatForKey:@"floatKey"];

iOS SDK tips and tricks

Check if string null

if([myStr isEqual: [NSNull null]])
NSLog(@"null");
else
NSLog(@"not null");

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Crop Image

UIImageView *tempImageview;
CGRect newRect = CGRectMake(0, 0, newWidth, tempImageview.frame.size.height);
CGImageRef tmp = CGImageCreateWithImageInRect([tempImageview.image CGImage], newRect);
newRect = CGRectMake(tempImageview.frame.origin.x, tempImageview.frame.origin.y, newWidth, tempImageview.frame.size.height);

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Color with RGB

UIColor *myColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:32/255.0 green:93/255.0 blue:137/255.0 alpha:1.0];
tempImageview.frame = newRect;
tempImageview.image = [UIImage imageWithCGImage:tmp];

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Bring View to the top:
[self.view bringSubviewToFront:myImageView];

Or:
– bringSubviewToFront:
– sendSubviewToBack:
– insertSubview:atIndex:
– insertSubview:aboveSubview:
– insertSubview:belowSubview:
– exchangeSubviewAtIndex:withSubviewAtIndex:

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add Image Border

#import

[imageView.layer setBorderColor: [[UIColor blackColor] CGColor]];
[imageView.layer setBorderWidth: 2.0];

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Rate this app

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewContentsUserReviews?id=374892313&onlyLatestVersion=false&type=Purple+Software"]];

Replace id with the application ID from itunesconnect.

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Show/Hide Keyboard:

Keyboard Show:
[searchBar becomeFirstResponder];

Keyboard hide:
[searchBar resignFirstResponder];
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auto-lock disable

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] setIdleTimerDisabled:YES];
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Convert string to number

NSString *intString =@"1";
int value = [intString intValue]; //1

floatValue -> 1.00
doubleValue ->1.0000000
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Random

int lastNumber;
int rNumber;
while(rNumber == lastNumber)
rNumber = arc4random()%10;
lastNumber = rNumber;
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Save and Read Data

Save data:
NSString *testValue = [[NSUserDefaults standartUserDefaults] stringForKey:@”stringKey”];
if(testValue == nil)
{
//set default value
[[NSUserDefaults standartUserDefaults] setInteger:42 forKey:@”intKey”];
[[NSUserDefaults standartUserDefaults] setObject:@”data” forKey:@”stringKey”];
[[NSUserDefaults standartUserDefaults] setDouble:3.1415 forKey:@”doubleKey”];
[[NSUserDefaults standartUserDefaults] setFloat:1.23 forKey:@”floatKey”];

[[NSUserDefaults standartUserDefaults] synchronize];
}

Read data:
NSString *defaultString = [[NSUserDefaults standartUserDefaults] stringForKey:@”stringKey”];
int defaultInt = [[NSUserDefaults standartUserDefaults] integerForKey:@”intKey”];
//or NSInteger *defaultInt
int defaultFloat = [[NSUserDefaults standartUserDefaults] floatForKey:@”floatKey”];

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Absolute Value

float floatValue = -123.45678;
NSLog(@"%f", fabsf(floatValue)); //output: 123.45678
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Delete User Default Data

[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] removeObjectForKey:@"dataName"];

Get iPhone Device Name, Unique Device Identifier (UDID), OS and Model

NSLog(@"uniqueIdentifier: %@", [[UIDevice currentDevice] uniqueIdentifier]);
NSLog(@"name: %@", [[UIDevice currentDevice] name]);
NSLog(@"systemName: %@", [[UIDevice currentDevice] systemName]);
NSLog(@"systemVersion: %@", [[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion]);
NSLog(@"model: %@", [[UIDevice currentDevice] model]);
NSLog(@"localizedModel: %@", [[UIDevice currentDevice] localizedModel]);

iOS version:
NSLog(@"%@", [[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion]);

Round Number

#import "math.h"

float numberToRound;
int result;

numberToRound = 4.51;

result = (int)roundf(numberToRound);
NSLog(@"roundf(%f) = %d", numberToRound, result); // roundf(4.510000) = 5

result = (int)ceilf(numberToRound);
NSLog(@"ceilf(%f) = %d", numberToRound, result); // ceilf(4.510000) = 5

result = (int)floorf(numberToRound);
NSLog(@"floorf(%f) = %d", numberToRound, result); // floorf(4.510000) = 4

Download file

NSData *data = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"http"//webite/"]]

Trimming whitespace from ends of a string

NSString *ook = @"\n \t\t hello there \t\n \n\n";
NSString *trimmed =
[ook stringByTrimmingCharactersInSet:
[NSCharacterSet whitespaceAndNewlineCharacterSet]];

NSLog(@"trimmed: '%@'", trimmed);

Deserializing/Serializing with JSON

Deserializing with TouchJSON
#import "CJSONDeserializer.h"

NSData *jsonData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfFile: path]; // or from network, or whatever
NSError *error;
NSArray *playlists =
[[CJSONDeserializer deserializer] deserializeAsArray: jsonData error: &error];

Serializing with TouchJSON
#import "CJSONSerializer.h"

NSArray *allSongs = [self allSongs];
NSString *jsonString = [[CJSONSerializer serializer] serializeObject: allSongs];
NSData *data = [jsonString dataUsingEncoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding];
// write |data| to a file, send over the network, etc