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/MacBase/NSDictionary Conversion Test


Required plugins for this example: MBS MacBase Plugin, MBS Main Plugin

You find this example project in your Plugins Download as a Xojo project file within the examples folder: /MacBase/NSDictionary Conversion Test

This example is the version from Mon, 5th May 2019.

Project "NSDictionary Conversion Test.xojo_binary_project"
Class App Inherits Application
Const kEditClear = "&Löschen"
Const kFileQuit = "Beenden"
Const kFileQuitShortcut = ""
EventHandler Sub Open() // create input Dictionary dim inputDic as new Dictionary dim _int64 as Int64 = 1234567890 dim _int32 as Int32 = 1234567890 dim _boolean as boolean = true dim _single as single = 1.2345678 dim _double as double = 1.2345678 dim _date as new date dim _dic as new Dictionary("left" : 0, "top" : 10, "width" : 300, "height" : 300) dim _string as string = "Hello World" dim _mem as MemoryBlock = _string dim _folderitem as FolderItem = SpecialFolder.Desktop dim _nscolor as NSColorMBS = NSColorMBS.greenColor dim _nsrect as new NSRectMBS(1,2,3,4) dim _nspoint as new NSPointMBS(1,2) dim _nssize as new NSSizeMBS(1,2) dim _nsrange as new NSRangeMBS(1,2) dim _stringarray() as string = array(_string, "hello", "world") dim _int32rarray() as int32 = array(_int32) dim _int64rarray() as int64 = array(_int64, 1, 2, 3) dim _doublearray() as double = array(_double, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0) dim _singlearray() as single = array(_single) dim _booleanarray() as boolean = array(_boolean, true, false, false) dim _objectarray() as object = array(_nscolor, _nscolor) inputDic.Value("int64") = _int64 inputDic.Value("int32") = _int32 inputDic.Value("boolean") = _boolean inputDic.Value("single") = _single inputDic.Value("double") = _double inputDic.Value("date") = _date inputDic.Value("dic") = _dic inputDic.Value("string") = _string inputDic.Value("mem") = _mem inputDic.Value("folderitem") = _folderitem inputDic.Value("nscolor") = _nscolor inputDic.Value("nsrect") = _nsrect inputDic.Value("nspoint") = _nspoint inputDic.Value("nssize") = _nssize inputDic.Value("nsrange") = _nsrange inputDic.Value("stringarray") = _stringarray inputDic.Value("int32rarray") = _int32rarray inputDic.Value("int64rarray") = _int64rarray inputDic.Value("doublearray") = _doublearray inputDic.Value("singlearray") = _singlearray inputDic.Value("booleanarray") = _booleanarray inputDic.Value("objectarray") = _objectarray // now convert to NSDictionary internally with creating the NSNotification dim n as new NSNotificationMBS("test", "test", inputDic) // and convert back by querying the user info dim outputDic as Dictionary = n.userInfo dim vint64 as Variant = outputDic.Value("int64") dim vint32 as Variant = outputDic.Value("int32") dim vboolean as Variant = outputDic.Value("boolean") dim vsingle as Variant = outputDic.Value("single") dim vdouble as Variant = outputDic.Value("double") dim vdate as Variant = outputDic.Value("date") dim vdic as Variant = outputDic.Value("dic") dim vstring as Variant = outputDic.Value("string") dim vmem as Variant = outputDic.Value("mem") dim vfolderitem as Variant = outputDic.Value("folderitem") dim vnscolor as Variant = outputDic.Value("nscolor") dim vnsrect as Variant = outputDic.Value("nsrect") dim vnspoint as Variant = outputDic.Value("nspoint") dim vnssize as Variant = outputDic.Value("nssize") dim vnsrange as Variant = outputDic.Value("nsrange") dim vstringarray as Variant = outputDic.Value("stringarray") dim vint32rarray as Variant = outputDic.Value("int32rarray") dim vint64rarray as Variant = outputDic.Value("int64rarray") dim vdoublearray as Variant = outputDic.Value("doublearray") dim vsinglearray as Variant = outputDic.Value("singlearray") dim vbooleanarray as Variant = outputDic.Value("booleanarray") dim vobjectarray as Variant = outputDic.Value("objectarray") if vint64.Type <> Variant.TypeLong then break if vint32.Type <> Variant.TypeInteger then break if vboolean.Type <> Variant.TypeBoolean then break if vsingle.Type <> Variant.TypeSingle then break if vdouble.Type <> Variant.TypeDouble then break if vstring.Type <> Variant.TypeString then break if not (vmem isa MemoryBlock) then break if not (vdate isa date) then break if not (vdic isa Dictionary) then break if not (vfolderitem isa folderitem) then break if not (vnscolor isa NSColorMBS) then break if not (vnsrect isa NSRectMBS) then break if not (vnspoint isa NSPointMBS) then break if not (vnssize isa NSSizeMBS) then break if not (vnsrange isa NSRangeMBS) then break if vstringarray.IsArray = false then break if vint32rarray.IsArray = false then break if vint64rarray.IsArray = false then break if vdoublearray.IsArray = false then break if vsinglearray.IsArray = false then break if vbooleanarray.IsArray = false then break if vobjectarray.IsArray = false then break // conversion back gives always variant arrays dim tstringarray() as variant = vstringarray dim tint32rarray() as variant = vint32rarray dim tint64rarray() as variant = vint64rarray dim tdoublearray() as variant = vdoublearray dim tsinglearray() as variant = vsinglearray dim tbooleanarray() as variant = vbooleanarray dim tobjectarray() as variant = vobjectarray // check types of value in array if tstringarray(0).Type <> Variant.TypeString then break if tint32rarray(0).Type <> Variant.TypeInteger then break if tint64rarray(0).Type <> Variant.TypeLong then break if tdoublearray(0).Type <> Variant.TypeDouble then break if tsinglearray(0).Type <> Variant.TypeSingle then break if tbooleanarray(0).Type <> Variant.TypeBoolean then break if not (tobjectarray(0) isa NSColorMBS) then break break MsgBox "OK" quit End EventHandler
End Class
MenuBar MenuBar1
MenuItem FileMenu = "&Ablage"
MenuItem FileQuit = "#App.kFileQuit"
MenuItem EditMenu = "&Bearbeiten"
MenuItem EditUndo = "&Rückgängig"
MenuItem UntitledMenu1 = "-"
MenuItem EditCut = "&Ausschneiden"
MenuItem EditCopy = "&Kopieren"
MenuItem EditPaste = "&Einfügen"
MenuItem EditClear = "#App.kEditClear"
MenuItem UntitledMenu0 = "-"
MenuItem EditSelectAll = "&Alles auswählen"
End MenuBar
End Project

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