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withString

Creates and initializes an OSString from another OSString.

Declaration

static OSString * withString(
 const OSString *aString);

Parameters

  • aString:

    The OSString object whose contents to copy.

Return Value

An instance of OSString representing the same characters as aString, and with a reference count of 1; NULL on failure.

Overview

The new OSString is a distinct instance from aString, and is not merely the original object with the reference count incremented. Changes to one will not be reflected in the other.

See Also

Miscellaneous