create a NSString from the \uXXXX representation

Question

Hi there. I need to display the EURO (€,$,£) sign inside my UI. those sign are stored inside a SQLite database with theire \uXXXX representations. How can i create theire NSString representation?

Here is a sample of code:

NSString *currency = [[OptionDAO sharedInstance] readStringOption:@"TEST" 
                                                          strName:@"currency" 
                                                         strGroup:@"NONE"]; // currency now contains "\u34AC" for instance.

Answer 1

NSString *aString = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:"To be continued\u2026"];

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Answer 2

I've found out a solution. `NSString *currency = [[OptionDAO sharedInstance] readStringOption:[ctrlParent selectedCompany].SupplierID strName:@"currency" strGroup:@"NONE"];

NSData *ccc = [currency dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
currency = [currency length] != 0 ? [NSString stringWithUTF8String:[ccc bytes]] : @"$";`