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init(bytes:objCType:)

Initializes a value object to contain the specified value, interpreted with the specified Objective-C type.

Declaration

init(bytes value: UnsafeRawPointer, objCType type: UnsafePointer<CChar>)

Parameters

  • value:

    A pointer to data to be stored in the new value object.

  • type:

    The Objective-C type of value, as provided by the @encode() compiler directive. Do not hard-code this parameter as a C string.

Return Value

An initialized value object that contains value, which is interpreted as being of the Objective-C type type. The returned object might be different than the original receiver.

Discussion

See Number and Value Programming Topics for other considerations in creating a value object.

This is the designated initializer for the NSValue class.

See Also

Related Documentation

  • Number and Value Programming Topics

Working with Raw Values