I have a C char array in iOS that looks like this:
static char aStr[MY_STRING_LENGTH] = {0xc0,0xa7,0x82};
When I inspect it on the console (p aStr), I get output that looks like:
(char [MY_STRING_LENGTH]) $1 = "\xc0\xa7\x82"
and that is all fine. However, I need to put that original string in a plist, and read it in as config data. If I type my entry in the plist as a NSString, how can I get the C char array out with the same values? So far, everything I have tried seems to translate the hex values into something else.
I have tried things like:
NSString *newStr = [stringFromPlist UTF8String];
Or breaking the NSString into an array with:
NSArray *arr = [stringFromPlist componentsSeparatedByString:@","];
and then iterating and converting with:
char newArr[MY_STRING_LENGTH];
for (int i = 0; i < MY_STRING_LENGTH; i++) {
newArr[i] = [arr[i] UTF8String];
}
but so far nothing seems to do what I need. I keep ending up with values in the char array that contain the "0x" instead of the "\x".
My C chops are FAR too rusty for this, so I am hoping someone can point out my error.
Cheers!