[VEGAN]

How do I implement rangeOfString: and stuff?

I need to find if a word exists in a string AND get a previous word to the match.

Heeeelp

[tobli]

This should work

Code:
@implementation NSString (MySearchAdditions)
-(NSString*)wordBeforeString:(NSString*)searchString
{
    NSRange searchRange, foundRange, resultRange;
    unsigned int precedingWsEnd, followingWsStart;

    foundRange = [self rangeOfString:searchString];

    if ((foundRange.length == 0) ||
        (foundRange.location == 0))
    {
        // searchString wasn't found or it was found first in the string
        return @"";
    }

    // start search before the found string
    searchRange = NSMakeRange(0, foundRange.location);

    // use whitespaceAndNewlineCharacterSet as a delimiter between words
    foundRange = [self rangeOfCharacterFromSet:[NSCharacterSet whitespaceAndNewlineCharacterSet] options:NSBackwardsSearch range:searchRange];

    followingWsStart = foundRange.location;

    // search before the whitespace
    searchRange = NSMakeRange(0, foundRange.location);

    foundRange = [self rangeOfCharacterFromSet:[NSCharacterSet whitespaceAndNewlineCharacterSet] options:NSBackwardsSearch range:searchRange];

    if (foundRange.length == 0)
    {
        // no whitespace was found before searchString
        precedingWsEnd = 0;
    } else {
        precedingWsEnd = foundRange.location + foundRange.length;
    }

    resultRange = NSMakeRange(precedingWsEnd, followingWsStart - precedingWsEnd);

    return [self substringWithRange:resultRange];
}
@end

[VEGAN]

THANKS A MILLION!!!!!!!!!

I'M GOING TO TEST THIS OUT RIGHT AWAY