ObjC

Helper object for working with Objective-C objects and strings.

Properties

Creates an NSRange structure (location, length).

fun createNSString(string: String): Pointer?

Creates an NSString from a Kotlin String.

fun getClass(name: String): Pointer?

Gets a class by name.

fun msgSend(receiver: Pointer?, selector: Pointer?): Pointer?

Sends a message with no arguments.

fun msgSend(receiver: Pointer?, selector: Pointer?, arg1: Pointer?): Pointer?

Sends a message with one pointer argument.

fun msgSend(receiver: Pointer?, selector: Pointer?, arg1: Long): Pointer?

Sends a message with one long argument.

fun msgSend(receiver: Pointer?, selector: Pointer?, arg1: Pointer?, arg2: Pointer?): Pointer?

Sends a message with two pointer arguments.

fun msgSend(receiver: Pointer?, selector: Pointer?, arg1: Pointer?, arg2: Long): Pointer?

Sends a message with mixed arguments (Pointer, Long). Useful for methods that take an object and an integer/index.

fun msgSend(receiver: Pointer?, selector: Pointer?, arg1: Long, arg2: Long): Pointer?

Sends a message with integer arguments.

fun msgSend(receiver: Pointer?, selector: Pointer?, arg1: Pointer?, arg2: Long, arg3: Long): Pointer?

Sends a message with mixed arguments (Pointer, Long, Long).

fun nsStringToString(nsString: Pointer?): String?

Converts an NSString to a Kotlin String.

fun release(obj: Pointer?)

Releases an Objective-C object.

fun retain(obj: Pointer?): Pointer?

Retains an Objective-C object.

fun selector(name: String): Pointer?

Registers a selector.