Compare version numbers in Objective-C
This is the simplest way to compare versions, keeping in mind that "1" < "1.0" < "1.0.0":
NSString* requiredVersion = @"1.2.0";
NSString* actualVersion = @"1.1.5";
if ([requiredVersion compare:actualVersion options:NSNumericSearch] == NSOrderedDescending) {
// actualVersion is lower than the requiredVersion
}
I'll add my method, which compares strictly numeric versions (no a, b, RC etc.) with any number of components.
+ (NSComparisonResult)compareVersion:(NSString*)versionOne toVersion:(NSString*)versionTwo {
NSArray* versionOneComp = [versionOne componentsSeparatedByString:@"."];
NSArray* versionTwoComp = [versionTwo componentsSeparatedByString:@"."];
NSInteger pos = 0;
while ([versionOneComp count] > pos || [versionTwoComp count] > pos) {
NSInteger v1 = [versionOneComp count] > pos ? [[versionOneComp objectAtIndex:pos] integerValue] : 0;
NSInteger v2 = [versionTwoComp count] > pos ? [[versionTwoComp objectAtIndex:pos] integerValue] : 0;
if (v1 < v2) {
return NSOrderedAscending;
}
else if (v1 > v2) {
return NSOrderedDescending;
}
pos++;
}
return NSOrderedSame;
}