How do i print out the contents of an Object that is stored in an array, instead of something that looks like this <(Object Name): 0x10010ff10>?

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I create the instance of the Object 'Event' then add it to the array called eventsStore.

Event *event = [[Event alloc] init];
 event.courseName = @"Maths";
 event.room = @"405";
 event.startTime = [NSNumber numberWithInt:9];
 event.endTime = [NSNumber numberWithInt:10];
[eventsStore addObject:event];

I can see in the debugger when I run it that all the information is stored but when I try to NSLog the information back out using:

NSLog(@"%@", [eventsStore objectAtIndex:i]);

The only thing that shows up <Event: 0x10010ff10>. How can I print out the whole contents of the Event?

Try to override the `description` methode. – Larme Feb 16 '15 at 14:35 — Larme, Feb 16 '15 at 14:35
Have you tried to check the `description` method ? – deimus Feb 16 '15 at 14:36 — deimus, Feb 16 '15 at 14:36

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:24

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To get a more detailed output when using this kind of NSLog, you can override the - (NSString *)description method of your NSObject subclass. See also this question: What is the Objective-C equivalent for "toString()", for use with NSLog?

edited May 23 '17 at 10:24

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answered Feb 16 '15 at 14:36

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Minor nitpick but you override the `description` method of the class, not the object. – rmaddy Feb 16 '15 at 18:36
You are correct, fixed this. :) – Sebastian Wramba Feb 17 '15 at 14:28

How do i print out the contents of an Object that is stored in an array, instead of something that looks like this <(Object Name): 0x10010ff10>?

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