Sort NSDictionary

Question

I got NSDictionary with pairs like :

Key -> Value:
@\"home\" -> @\"blue\"
@\"family\" -> @\"green\"
@\"work\" -> @\"red\"


        

Answer 1

You can't sort an NSDictionary. If you want , you could create an object to hold the key and value in it, then add to an array and use a sort descriptor to sort on the key field.

Answer 2

NSDictionary is not an ordered collection, however you can sort its keys using comparators like keysSortedByValueUsingComparator, keysSortedByValueUsingSelector.

Answer 3

You can access the keys in a sorted order with method like keysSortedByValueUsingComparator, keysSortedByValueWithOptions or keysSortedByValueUsingSelector. But by definition a NSDictionary itself has no notion or order.