Instantiate Class object by its name

Question

I would like to instantiate a class object by using its unique class name. First I create a NSString object like this

for (i = 1; i <= count; i++)
    NSString *abc = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"item%i",i];

How can I create a class object by using the above NSString object:

myClass *abc;

id object = [[NSClassFromString(@"NameofClass") alloc] init]; — Jageen, Jan 22 '15 at 10:11
You could add your objects in an NSDictionary with keys the strings you create in the loop. — Aris, Jan 22 '15 at 10:21
can you tell me how am i going to do that?? actually i am new — user2966615, Jan 22 '15 at 10:23
@user2966615 as you are new there may be a chance that you are attending wrong approach please clear the problem first, Why you want this ? — Jageen, Jan 22 '15 at 10:25
If I did understand your question correctly, then the answer is Yes! You can create a class that is a subclass of NSString. The interface would be something like: `@interface yourClass : NSString`. — joker, Jan 22 '15 at 10:34
possible duplicate of [Create objective-c class instance by name?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1174093/create-objective-c-class-instance-by-name) — Michał Ciuba, Jan 22 '15 at 10:59

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 22 '15 at 10:56

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To get class from string:

Class cl = NSClassFromString(@"YourClass");

To get class from existing variable:

Class cl = [obj class];

To create an object:

YourClass *myClass = (YourClass *)[cl new];

answered Jan 22 '15 at 10:56

KlimczakM

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