Table 6-1 Objective-C type encodings
Code |
Meaning |
c |
A char |
i |
An int |
s |
A short |
l |
A long l is treated as a 32-bit quantity on 64-bit programs. |
q |
A long long |
C |
An unsigned char |
I |
An unsigned int |
S |
An unsigned short |
L |
An unsigned long |
Q |
An unsigned long long |
f |
A float |
d |
A double |
B |
A C++ bool or a C99 _Bool |
v |
A void |
* |
A character string (char *) |
@ |
An object (whether statically typed or typed id) |
# |
A class object (Class) |
: |
A method selector (SEL) |
[array type] |
An array |
{name=type...} |
A structure |
(name=type...) |
A union |
bnum |
A bit field of num bits |
^type |
A pointer to type |
? |
An unknown type (among other things, this code is used for function pointers) |