Add data types with examples.

1 files changed, 49 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/objective-c.html.markdown b/objective-c.html.markdown
index 1cfe8ed6..0131a34c 100644
--- a/objective-c.html.markdown
+++ b/objective-c.html.markdown
@@ -50,53 +50,93 @@ int main (int argc, const char * argv[])
     
     // String
     NSString *worldString = @"World";
-    NSLog(@"Hello %@!", worldString); // Print "Hello World!"
+    NSLog(@"Hello %@!", worldString); // prints => "Hello World!"
+    // The mutable version of NSString is NSMutableString that allows to edit 
+    // individual characters or append strings together. 
+    NSMutableString *mutableString = [NSMutableString stringWithString:@"Hello"];
+    [mutableString appendString:@" World!"];
+    NSLog(@"%@", mutableString); // prints => "Hello World!"
     
     // Character literals
     NSNumber *theLetterZNumber = @'Z';
-    char theLetterZ            = [theLetterZNumber charValue];
+    char theLetterZ            = [theLetterZNumber charValue]; // or 'Z'
     NSLog(@"%c", theLetterZ);
 
     // Integral literals
     NSNumber *fortyTwoNumber = @42;
-    int fortyTwo             = [fortyTwoNumber intValue];
+    int fortyTwo             = [fortyTwoNumber intValue]; // or 42
     NSLog(@"%i", fortyTwo);
     
     NSNumber *fortyTwoUnsignedNumber = @42U;
-    unsigned int fortyTwoUnsigned    = [fortyTwoUnsignedNumber unsignedIntValue];
+    unsigned int fortyTwoUnsigned    = [fortyTwoUnsignedNumber unsignedIntValue]; // or 42
     NSLog(@"%u", fortyTwoUnsigned);
     
     NSNumber *fortyTwoShortNumber = [NSNumber numberWithShort:42];
-    short fortyTwoShort           = [fortyTwoShortNumber shortValue];
+    short fortyTwoShort           = [fortyTwoShortNumber shortValue]; // or 42
     NSLog(@"%hi", fortyTwoShort);
+
+    NSNumber *fortyTwoShortNumber = [NSNumber numberWithShort:41];
+    unsigned short fortyTwoUnsigned = [fortyTwoShortNumber unsignedShortValue]; // or 41
+    NSLog(@"%hu", fortyTwoUnsigned);
     
     NSNumber *fortyTwoLongNumber = @42L;
-    long fortyTwoLong            = [fortyTwoLongNumber longValue];
+    long fortyTwoLong            = [fortyTwoLongNumber longValue]; // or 42
     NSLog(@"%li", fortyTwoLong);
 
+    NSNumber *fortyTwoLongNumber = @53L;
+    unsigned long fiftyThreeUnsigned = [fortyTwoLongNumber unsignedLongValue]; // or 53
+    NSLog(@"%lu", fiftyThreeUnsigned);
+
     // Floating point literals
     NSNumber *piFloatNumber = @3.141592654F;
-    float piFloat           = [piFloatNumber floatValue];
-    NSLog(@"%f", piFloat);
+    float piFloat           = [piFloatNumber floatValue]; // or 3.141592654f
+    NSLog(@"%f", piFloat); // prints => 3.141592654
+    NSLog(@"%5.2f", piFloat); // prints => " 3.14"
     
     NSNumber *piDoubleNumber = @3.1415926535;
-    double piDouble                 = [piDoubleNumber doubleValue];
+    double piDouble                 = [piDoubleNumber doubleValue]; // or 3.1415926535
     NSLog(@"%f", piDouble);
+    NSLog(@"%4.2f", piDouble); // prints => "3.14"
+
+    // NSDecimalNumber is Objective-C's fixed-point class more precise then float or double
+    NSDecimalNumber *oneDecNum = [NSDecimalNumber decimalNumberWithString:@"10.99"];
+    NSDecimalNumber *twoDecNum = [NSDecimalNumber decimalNumberWithString:@"5.002"];
+    // NSDecimal isn't able to use standard +, -, *, / operators. NSDecimalNumber has its own:
+    [oneDecNum decimalNumberByAdding:twoDecNum]; // add
+    [oneDecNum decimalNumberBySubtracting:twoDecNum];
+    [oneDecNum decimalNumberByMultiplyingBy:twoDecNum];
+    [oneDecNum decimalNumberByDividingBy:twoDecNum];
+    NSLog(@"%@", oneDecNum); // prints => 10.99 as NSDecimalNumber is immutable. 
 
     // BOOL literals
     NSNumber *yesNumber = @YES;
     NSNumber *noNumber  = @NO;
+    // or
+    BOOL yesBool = YES;
+    BOOL noBool = NO;
+    NSLog(@"%i", yesBool); // prints => 1
 
     // Array object
     NSArray *anArray      = @[@1, @2, @3, @4];
     NSNumber *thirdNumber = anArray[2];
     NSLog(@"Third number = %@", thirdNumber); // Print "Third number = 3"
+    // NSMutableArray is mutable version of NSArray allowing to change items in array
+    // and extend or shrink array object. Convenient, but not as efficient as NSArray.
+    NSMutableArray *mutableArray = [NSMutableArray arrayWithCapacity:2];
+    [mutableArray addObject:@"Hello"];
+    [mutableArray addObject:@"World"];
+    [mutableArray removeObjectAtIndex:0];
+    NSLog(@"%@", [mutableArray objectAtIndex:0]); // prints => "World"
 
     // Dictionary object
     NSDictionary *aDictionary = @{ @"key1" : @"value1", @"key2" : @"value2" };
     NSObject *valueObject     = aDictionary[@"A Key"];
     NSLog(@"Object = %@", valueObject); // Print "Object = (null)"
 
+    // Set object
+    NSSet *set = [NSSet setWithObjects:@"Hello", @"Hello", @"World", nil];
+    NSLog(@"%@", set); // prints => {(Hello, World)}
+
     ///////////////////////////////////////
     // Operators
     ///////////////////////////////////////