This class provides an object-oriented interface to C and Objective-C scalar data items, such as numeric primitives, and C structures. Providing an object-oriented wrapper for these non-object types makes it possible for clients to store these types in any of the Foundation collection classes.

@interface NSValue : NSObject <NSCoding, NSCopying>
// Convenience Constructors
+ (NSValue *)value:(const void *)value withObjCType:(const char *)type;
+ (NSValue *)valueWithBytes:(const void *)value objCType:(const char *)type;
+ (NSValue *)valueWithNonretainedObject:(id)anObject;
+ (NSValue *)valueWithPoint:(NSPoint)point;
+ (NSValue *)valueWithPointer:(const void *)pointer;
+ (NSValue *)valueWithRange:(NSRange)range;
+ (NSValue *)valueWithRect:(NSRect)rect;
+ (NSValue *)valueWithSize:(NSSize)size;
// Initializers
- (id)initWithBytes:(const void *)value objCType:(const char *)type;
// Instance Methods
- (void)getValue:(void *)value;
- (BOOL)isEqualToValue:(NSValue *)value;
- (id)nonretainedObjectValue;
- (const char *)objCType;
- (NSPoint)pointValue;
- (void *)pointerValue;
- (NSRange)rangeValue;
- (NSRect)rectValue;
- (NSSize)sizeValue;
// Methods Implementing NSCoding
- (void)encodeWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aCoder;
- (id)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder;
// Methods Implementing NSCopying
- (id)copyWithZone:(NSZone *)zone;

Subclasses

NSNumber