Cocoa的NSArray是基于C底层CFArray/CFArrayRef实现的,NSArray可以看做是一个CFArrayRef的Wrapper类。__NSArrayI(Immutable)是NSArray的真正类型,__NSArrayM(Mutable)是NSMutableArray的真正类型。NSArray保存的对象可以是不同类型的对象,但只能保存OC对象(继承自NSObject),int,char,double等基本C数据类型不能直接保存,需要通过装箱(boxing)成NSNumber、NSString或NSValue对象才能加入数组。在苹果WWDC2012大会上介绍了大量Objective-C的新特性,其中有一点就是Object Literals,它允许你方便地基于字面量定义数字、数组和字典对象。字面语法是的编译器指令,它提供简化符号来创建对象,类似于java5提供的auto boxing功能。这虽然是一个语法糖,但对提高写代码效率帮助很大。以下代码片段基于字面量语法快捷初始化数组(NSArray): NSString* yy = @"2015";  NSNumber* mm = @(07);  NSValue* dd = @(26);  NSArray* array = @[yy, mm, dd]; // 都是NSObject对象  NSLog(@"array = %@", array);  

 1.创建初始化(Initialization&Creation)

Each object in array simply receives a retain message when it is added to the returned array using initWith*/arrayWith* method.

After an immutable array has been initialized in the following way, it cannot be modified.

1.1 Initializing an Array(NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER)

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1. // Initializes a newly allocated array. Not recommended for immutable array as  it's empty!  
2. - (instancetype)init NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER;  
3. - (instancetype)initWithObjects:(const id[])objects count:(NSUInteger)cnt NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER;  
4. - (instancetype)initWithObjects:(id)firstObj, ... NS_REQUIRES_NIL_TERMINATION;  
5. - (instancetype)initWithArray:(NSArray *)array;  
6. // If YES, each object in array receives a copyWithZone: message to create a copy of the object instead of the retain message.  
7. - (instancetype)initWithArray:(NSArray *)array copyItems:(BOOL)flag;

以下是比较常用的初始化方法:

- (instancetype)initWithObjects:(id)firstObj, ... NS_REQUIRES_NIL_TERMINATION;

1.2 Creating an Array(autorelease)



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1. // Creates and returns an empty array. This method is used by mutable subclasses of NSArray.  
2. + (instancetype)array;  
3. + (instancetype)arrayWithObject:(id)anObject;  
4. + (instancetype)arrayWithObjects:(const id[])objects count:(NSUInteger)cnt; // initWithObjects:count:  
5. + (instancetype)arrayWithObjects:(id)firstObj, ...NS_REQUIRES_NIL_TERMINATION; // initWithObjects:count:  
6. + (instancetype)arrayWithArray:(NSArray*)array; // initWithArray:


以下是比较常用的类方法便利构造方法:

+ (instancetype)arrayWithObjects:(id)firstObj, ...NS_REQUIRES_NIL_TERMINATION; // initWithObjects:count:

+ (instancetype)arrayWithArray:(NSArray*)array; // initWithArray:


2.访问数组(Querying)

2.1 数组描述



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1. @property (readonly,copy)NSString *description;


例如以下代码可以在调试时打印数组:



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1. NSArray* array = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:@"e0",@"e1",@"e2",@"e3",@"e4",@"e5",@"e6",nil];  
2. NSLog(@"array = %@", array);  
3. NSLog(@"array = %@", array.description);


2.2 数组大小



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  1. //返回数组所包含的元素(NSObject对象)个数  
  2. @property (readonly)NSUInteger count;  


可以基于array.count对数组进行判空:如果array.count=0,则表示数组为nil或不包含任何元素。

2.3 数组元素 



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1. //返回数组第一个元素  
2. @property (nonatomic,readonly)id firstObject NS_AVAILABLE(10_6,4_0);  
3. @property (nonatomic,readonly)id lastObject;  
4.    
5. //判断数组是否包含某个元素(按值查询)  
6. - (BOOL)containsObject:(id)anObject;  
7.    
8. //等效于objectAtIndex,支持中括号下标格式(array[index])访问指定索引元素。  
9. - (id)objectAtIndexedSubscript:(NSUInteger)idx NS_AVAILABLE(10_8,6_0);  
10.    
11. //返回数组指定索引位置的元素,索引范围[0, count-1]  
12. - (id)objectAtIndex:(NSUInteger)index;  
13.    
14. //返回数组指定索引集的元素组成的子数组  
15. - (NSArray *)objectsAtIndexes:(NSIndexSet *)indexes;

  • objectAtIndex:方法用于快速返回指定索引位置的元素;firstObject和lastObject属性用于快捷访问数组的首、尾元素。
  • containsObject:方法用于按值搜索查询数组是否包含某个元素。

以下代码获取第2、4、6个元素子数组:

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1. NSMutableIndexSet* indexSet = [NSMutableIndexSet indexSet];  
2. [indexSet addIndex:1];  
3. [indexSet addIndex:3];  
4. [indexSet addIndex:5];  
5. NSArray* subArray = [array objectsAtIndexes:indexSet];  
6. NSLog(@"subArray= %@", subArray);

等效于:

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  1. NSArray* subArray = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:[ array objectAtIndex:1], [array objectAtIndex:3], [array objectAtIndex:5], nil nil];  

2.4遍历数组

(1)索引遍历

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1. // 倒序:for (NSInteger index=array.count-1; index>=0; index--)  
2. for (NSUInteger index=0; index<array.count; index++)  
3. {  
4. @"array[%zd] = %@", index, [array objectAtIndex:index]); // array[index]  
5. }

(2)枚举遍历




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1. // 倒序:reverseObjectEnumerator  
2. NSEnumerator* enumerator = [array objectEnumerator];  
3. id e = nil;  
4. while (e = [enumerator nextObject])  
5. {  
6. @"e = %@", e);  
7. }  
8.   
9. /*
10. for (id e in enumerator) {
11.     NSLog(@"e = %@",e);
12. }
13. */

使用代码块传递遍历操作:

- (void)enumerateObjectsUsingBlock:(void (^)(id obj,NSUInteger idx,BOOL *stop))block NS_AVAILABLE(10_6,4_0);

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1. // 示例1:枚举遍历  
2. [array enumerateObjectsUsingBlock:^ (id obj, NSUInteger idx, BOOLBOOL *stop){  
3. @"obj = %@", obj);  
4. }];  
5.   
6. // 示例2:枚举遍历,遇到符合条件的元素即退出遍历。  
7. [array enumerateObjectsUsingBlock:^ (id obj, NSUInteger idx, BOOLBOOL *stop){  
8. if ([obj isEqualToString:@"e3"]) {  
9. YES; // 中止遍历, break  
10. else {  
11. NO; // 继续遍历,continue  
12.     }  
13. }];

以上版本默认是顺序同步遍历,另外一个版本可以指定NSEnumerationOptions参数:




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1. typedefNS_OPTIONS(NSUInteger, NSEnumerationOptions) {  
2. 1UL <<0),// block并发  
3. 1UL <<1),//倒序  
4. };


(3)快速遍历



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1. for (id e in array) {  
2. @"e = %@", e);  
3. }


3.查询数组(Finding)

3.1 indexOfObject(IdenticalTo)

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1. // 在数组(或指定范围)中,测试指定的对象是否在数组中(按值查询)  
2. - (NSUInteger)indexOfObject:(id)anObject; // 同containsObject  
3. - (NSUInteger)indexOfObject:(id)anObject inRange:(NSRange)range;  
4. // 测试指定的对象是否在数组中(按指针查询)  
5. - (NSUInteger)indexOfObjectIdenticalTo:(id)anObject;  
6. - (NSUInteger)indexOfObjectIdenticalTo:(id)anObject inRange:(NSRange)range;

3.2 indexOfObject(s)PassingTest

使用代码块传递遍历操作过滤条件:




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1. //查找数组中第一个符合条件的对象(代码块过滤),返回对应索引  
2. - (NSUInteger)indexOfObjectPassingTest:(BOOL (^)(id obj,NSUInteger idx, BOOLBOOL *stop))predicate NS_AVAILABLE(10_6,4_0);


以下代码用于获取值等于@"e3"的元素索引:



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1. NSUInteger index = [array indexOfObjectPassingTest:^BOOL(id obj, NSUInteger idx, BOOLBOOL *stop) {  
2. if ([obj isEqualToString:@"e3"]) {  
3. return YES;  
4. YES; // 中止遍历,break  
5. else {  
6. NO; // 继续遍历,continue  
7.     }  
8. }];


查找数组中所有符合条件的对象(代码块过滤),返回对应索引集合:




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1. - (NSIndexSet *)indexesOfObjectsPassingTest:(BOOL (^)(id obj,NSUInteger idx, BOOLBOOL *stop)) predicate NS_AVAILABLE(10_6,4_0);


以上indexesOfObjectPassingTest/ indexesOfObjectsPassingTest版本默认是顺序同步遍历,它们都有另外可以指定NSEnumerationOptions参数的扩展版本。

indexOfObjectAtIndexes:options:passingTest:和indexOfObjectsAtIndexes:options:passingTest:则是指定索引集合内查找并返回索引(集合)。

3.3 firstObjectCommonWithArray




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1. //查找与给定数组中第一个相同的对象(按值)  
2. - (id)firstObjectCommonWithArray:(NSArray *)otherArray;


示例:



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1. id fo = [array firstObjectCommonWithArray:subArray];  
2. NSLog(@"fo= %@", fo); // e1


4.衍生数组(Deriving)




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1. //返回指定范围(起始索引、长度)的子数组  
2. -  (NSArray *)subarrayWithRange:(NSRange)range;

以下代码获取数组前一半子数组:

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1. //return the first half of the whole array  
2. NSArray* subArray = [array subarrayWithRange:NSMakeRange(0,array.count/2)];  
3. NSLog(@"subArray= %@", subArray);

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1. //在当前数组追加元素或数组,并返回新数组对象  
2. - (NSArray *)arrayByAddingObject:(id)anObject;  
3. - (NSArray *)arrayByAddingObjectsFromArray:(NSArray *)otherArray;

5.可变数组(NSMutableArray)

5.1 Initializing an Array(NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER)

除了继承NSArray基本的init,还增加了以下指定初始化函数




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1. - (instancetype)initWithCapacity:(NSUInteger)numItemsNS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER;


5.2 addObject



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1. //尾部追加一个元素  
2. - (void)addObject:(id)anObject;  
3. //尾部追加一个数组  
4. - (void)addObjectsFromArray:(NSArray *)otherArray;

5.3 insertObject

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1. //在指定索引处插入一个元素,原来的元素后移  
2. // index取值范围=[0, count],index=count时相当于addObject  
3. - (void)insertObject:(id)anObject atIndex:(NSUInteger)index;  
4. //在指定索引集合处插入一个数组元素,相当于批次insertObject: atIndex:  
5. - (void)insertObjects:(NSArray *)objects atIndexes:(NSIndexSet*)indexes;

5.4 exchangeObject/replaceObject



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1. //交换对应索引位置的元素(索引必须有效)  
2. - (void)exchangeObjectAtIndex:(NSUInteger)idx1 withObjectAtIndex:(NSUInteger)idx2;  
3.    
4. //替换对应索引位置的元素(索引必须有效)  
5. - (void)replaceObjectAtIndex:(NSUInteger)index withObject:(id)anObject;  
6. //替换对应索引集合位置的元素,相当于批次replaceObjectAtIndex: withObject:  
7. - (void)replaceObjectsAtIndexes:(NSIndexSet *)indexes withObjects:(NSArray*)objects;  
8.    
9. //等效于replaceObjectAtIndex,支持中括号下标格式(array[index])赋值替换。  
10. // index取值范围=[0, count],index=count时相当于addObject  
11. - (void)setObject:(id)obj atIndexedSubscript:(NSUInteger)idxNS_AVAILABLE(10_8,6_0);  
12. //等效于先removeAllObjects后addObjectsFromArray  
13. - (void)setArray:(NSArray *)otherArray;


5.5 removeObject 



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1. - (void)removeLastObject;  
2. //删除对应索引位置/范围的元素(索引/范围必须有效)  
3. - (void)removeObjectAtIndex:(NSUInteger)index;  
4. - (void)removeObjectsAtIndexes:(NSIndexSet *)indexes;  
5. - (void)removeObjectsInRange:(NSRange)range;  
6. //有则删除  
7. - (void)removeObject:(id)anObject;  
8. - (void)removeObject:(id)anObject inRange:(NSRange)range;  
9. - (void)removeObjectsInArray:(NSArray *)otherArray;  
10. - (void)removeAllObjects;