switch case on NSString in objective c [duplicate]

Answer 1

Switch statements don´t work with NSString, only with integers. Use if else:

NSString *day = @"Wed";

if([day isEqualToString:@"Sat"]) {
        NSlog(@"Somthing...");
       }
else if([day isEqualToString:@"Sun"]) {
        NSlog(@"Somthing...");
       }
...

Answer 2

If you want some slightly smarter dispatch than a long list of conditionals you can use a dictionary of blocks:

NSString *key = @"foo";

void (^selectedCase)() = @{
    @"foo" : ^{
        NSLog(@"foo");
    },
    @"bar" : ^{
        NSLog(@"bar");
    },
    @"baz" : ^{
        NSLog(@"baz");
    },
}[key];

if (selectedCase != nil)
    selectedCase();

If you have a really long list of cases and you do this often, there might be a tiny performance advantage in this. You should cache the dictionary, then (and don't forget to copy the blocks).

Sacrificing legibility for convenience and brevity here's a version that fits everything into a single statement and adds a default case:

((void (^)())@{
    @"foo" : ^{
        NSLog(@"foo");
    },
    @"bar" : ^{
        NSLog(@"bar");
    },
    @"baz" : ^{
        NSLog(@"baz");
    },
}[key] ?: ^{
    NSLog(@"default");
})();

I prefer the former.