iOS adding external input to an array?

[HannKett]

Hello good folks,

once again I need your help as I have stumbled across a seemingly easy issue I can't wrap my head around at this hour (1am).

I have a NSMutableArray with 3 objects in it. I take an text input and check if it is in the array. If it is in the array I say good work and exit. If it is not in the array I ask if you would like to add it, and then try to add it with insertobjectatindex:0. but when I re-run the entire loop it is not found in the array.

I also tested this in an CLI app and get the same result from keyboard entry.

I do not re-start the app, I have set up an for loop to keep checking in an infinite loop until i solve this issue.

any advice would be greatly appreciated.


for clarification this is the code:

int a = 0;
        while (a == 0) {
            
            id RandomObject;
            char namnet[10] = {0}; NSLog(@"\nPlease Enter Username\n"); scanf("%s", namnet);
            RandomObject = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:namnet]; 
            NSMutableArray *myArray = [NSMutableArray arrayWithObjects:@"Steve",@"Ben",@"John", nil];
            //NSLog(@"%@ and %@",myString,[myArray objectAtIndex:1]);
            if ([myArray containsObject:RandomObject]) {
                NSLog(@"User is known!!");
            }else {
                id name;
                name = RandomObject;
                NSLog(@"unknown user!");
                NSLog(@"\n Please add user!\n");
                [myArray insertObject:name atIndex:0];
                NSLog(@"%@",[myArray objectAtIndex:0]);
            }  
        }  
        }
           return 0;
}

 

[itickings]

Just step through the program for two loops line by line.
Where are you declaring and creating your array and where are you using it?

 

[HannKett]

Just step through the program for two loops line by line.
Where are you declaring and creating your array and where are you using it?

I just figured it out... trying to sleep it all came to me

Re-initializing it with original values (doh!)