NSDictionaryOOExtensions.m

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/*
 
NSDictionaryOOExtensions.m
 
 
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#import "NSDictionaryOOExtensions.h"
 
 
@implementation NSDictionary (OOExtensions)
 
- (NSDictionary *) dictionaryByAddingObject:(id)object forKey:(id)key
{
    // Note: object lifetime issues aside, we need to copy and autorelease so that the right thing happens for mutable dictionaries.
    if (object == nil || key == nil)  return [[self copy] autorelease];
    
    NSMutableDictionary *temp = [self mutableCopy];
    [temp setObject:object forKey:key];
    NSDictionary *result = [[temp copy] autorelease];
    [temp release];
    
    return result;
}
 
 
- (NSDictionary *) dictionaryByRemovingObjectForKey:(id)key
{
    // Note: object lifetime issues aside, we need to copy and autorelease so that the right thing happens for mutable dictionaries.
    if (key == nil)  return [[self copy] autorelease];
    
    NSMutableDictionary *temp = [self mutableCopy];
    [temp removeObjectForKey:key];
    NSDictionary *result = [[temp copy] autorelease];
    [temp release];
    
    return result;
}
 
 
- (NSDictionary *) dictionaryByAddingEntriesFromDictionary:(NSDictionary *)dictionary
{
    // Note: object lifetime issues aside, we need to copy and autorelease so that the right thing happens for mutable dictionaries.
    if (dictionary == nil)  return [[self copy] autorelease];
    
    NSMutableDictionary *temp = [self mutableCopy];
    [temp addEntriesFromDictionary:dictionary];
    NSDictionary *result = [[temp copy] autorelease];
    [temp release];
    
    return result;
}
 
@end