NSArray/NSDictionary descriptionWithLocale:indent: Misdocumented
Originator: | lordSaurontheGreat | ||
Number: | rdar://10765424 | Date Originated: | 27-Jan-2012 09:16 AM |
Status: | Duplicate/10317358/Open | Resolved: | 03-Feb-2012 04:26 PM |
Product: | Mac OS X SDK | Product Version: | 4D502 |
Classification: | Other Bug | Reproducible: | Always |
Summary: NSArray and NSDictionary's documentation for descriptionWithLocale:indent: suggests that if a contained object responds to either descriptionWithLocale: or descriptionWithLocale:indent: that the output will not be sanitized, allowing the programmer to emit plist-style description strings on custom objects. This is false, since in Leopard this was changed for "security" reasons. Steps to Reproduce: * Make a new custom object. * Implement descriptionWithLocale:indent:; ensure that this returns a string with at least one newline * Add an instance of this object to either an NSArray or an NSDictionary * NSLog the array/dictionary * See https://gist.github.com/1689532 for an example Expected Results: The newline shouldn't be escaped! Or the documentation should be changed. Actual Results: The newline is escaped, causing it to emit "\\n" instead of a literal newline. Regression: ? Notes: If this is not going to be fixed, then the documentation should be altered to reflect this behavior. The offending docs are: ( Mac OS X :: NSArray ) http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/Classes/NSArray_Class/NSArray.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000137-BABDCIJE ( Mac OS X :: NSDictionary ) http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/Classes/NSDictionary_Class/Reference/Reference.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000140-CBHBHBCG ( iOS :: NSArray ) http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/Classes/NSArray_Class/NSArray.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000137-BABDCIJE ( iOS :: NSDictionary) http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/Classes/NSDictionary_Class/Reference/Reference.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000140-CBHBHBCG
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Duplicate of:
Duplicate of rdar://10317258 ; at least they knew...