Check if an URL has got http:// prefix

Question

In my application, when the user add an object, can also add a link for this object and then the link can be opened in a webView.
I tried to save a link without http://

Answer 1

If you're checking for "http://" you'll probably want case-insensitive search:

// probably better to check for just http instead of http://
NSRange prefixRange = 
    [temp rangeOfString:@"http" 
                options:(NSAnchoredSearch | NSCaseInsensitiveSearch)];
if (prefixRange.location == NSNotFound)

Although I think the url scheme check is a better answer depending on your circumstances, as URLs can begin with http or https and other prefixes depending on what your use case is.