macOS Need help!!! (scanf)

[Boeing747]

Hello everyone,

I'm trying to make a mac application that asks you what your name & age is then tells you the lowest aged person you can date.

Here's my code:

int main (int argc, const char * argv[]){
    NSAutoreleasePool * pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
    
    int dateAge;
    NSString *name;
    
    
    NSLog(@"What is your name?");
    scanf("%@", &name);
    NSLog(@"How old are you?");
    scanf("%i", &dateAge);
    
    NSLog(@"Ok, %@ you can date people that are %i years old or older.",name,dateAge/2+7);
    
    

    [pool drain];
    return 0;
     }

Is there something I should be using instead of scanf for NSStrings?

Thank you.

 

[robbieduncan]

I think you'll have to scan into a char buffer then convert to NSString.

 

[Boeing747]

I think you'll have to scan into a char buffer then convert to NSString.

How do I do that?

I'm a noob at programming.

 

[robbieduncan]

How do I do that?

I'm a noob at programming.

What have you tried? What documentation have you read to try and answer your question? What are you using to learn plain, basic C (since that's where scanf and char buffers come from)?

If you are just expecting code provided then you're probably in the wrong place.

 

[Boeing747]

What have you tried? What documentation have you read to try and answer your question? What are you using to learn plain, basic C (since that's where scanf and char buffers come from)?

If you are just expecting code provided then you're probably in the wrong place.

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