Objective-C Programming Language Cheatsheet

Basic cheatsheet for Objective-C Programming Language

1. Basics

1.1 Comments

// Single-line comment

/*
   Multi-line comment
*/

1.2 Variables and Data Types

int myInteger = 42;
float myFloat = 3.14;
NSString *myString = @"Hello, World!";

1.3 Constants

#define PI 3.14
const int MAX_VALUE = 100;

1.4 Printing

NSLog(@"Hello, %@", name);

1.5 Operators

int sum = a + b;

2. Control Flow

2.1 Conditional Statements

if (condition) {
    // code to execute if the condition is true
} else if (anotherCondition) {
    // code to execute if anotherCondition is true
} else {
    // code to execute if none of the conditions are true
}

2.2 Loops

for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
    // code to repeat
}

while (condition) {
    // code to repeat while the condition is true
}

do {
    // code to repeat at least once, then repeat while the condition is true
} while (condition);

3. Functions

- (returnType)methodName:(parameterType)parameterName {
    // code
    return someValue;
}

4. Classes and Objects

4.1 Interface

@interface MyClass : NSObject
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *name;
- (void)myMethod;
@end

4.2 Implementation

@implementation MyClass
- (void)myMethod {
    // implementation
}
@end

5. Memory Management

5.1 Manual Reference Counting (MRC)

NSObject *obj = [[NSObject alloc] init];
[obj release];

5.2 Automatic Reference Counting (ARC)

NSObject *obj = [[NSObject alloc] init];
// no need to release in ARC

6. Categories and Extensions

@interface ClassName (CategoryName)
// additional methods and properties
@end

7. Protocols

@protocol MyProtocol
- (void)requiredMethod;
@optional
- (void)optionalMethod;
@end

8. Exception Handling

@try {
    // code that might raise an exception
}
@catch (NSException *exception) {
    // code to handle the exception
}
@finally {
    // code that will always be executed, whether an exception is thrown or not
}

9. File I/O

NSString *filePath = @"/path/to/file.txt";
NSString *content = [NSString stringWithContentsOfFile:filePath encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding error:nil];

This cheatsheet covers the fundamental aspects of Objective-C.