Extract 2 strings from an NSString separated by a special character

Question

i have an NSString like \"Hello - this is me\". I want to search for the \"-\" and put the text before and after the \"-\" in two separate strings.

Anyone knows how to d

Answer 1

NSArray *subStrings = [myString componentsSeparatedByString:@"-"]; //or rather @" - "
NSString *firstString = [subStrings objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *lastString = [subStrings objectAtIndex:1];
//Add some array range checking to it and you're done.