Can't check NSNumber for null

[Rifts]

I have an NSNumber I need to check if there is a value for it and if not set it to 0.

This is what I'm trying with no success.

if (theScore == nil) {
      theScore = 0;
}

if (theScore < 0) {
      theScore = 0;
}

if (theScore == NULL) {
      theScore = 0;
}

no matter what I try it won't set to 0 just stays (null)

[Domele]

Because you can't create an NSNumber object using = x.

if (theScore == nil) {
theScore = [NSNumber numberWithInt:0];
}

[Rifts]

Originally Posted by Domele

Because you can't create an NSNumber object using = x.

if (theScore == nil) {
theScore = [NSNumber numberWithInt:0];
}

you can't compare NSNumber to nil is the warning im getting

[Domele]

An NSNumber is an object and therefor can be compared against nil.

[Rifts]

ok guess the problem is this

I have an NSNumber *totalScore = 0 I'm trying to add it to an NSInterger so I'm converting it like this
NSInteger oldScore = [totalScore intValue];

but when I NSLog oldScore I get (null)

why isn't it 0?

ok well I fixed it, instead of using NSInterger I just did int oldScore

[Domele]

You can't create NSNumber objects using = x. That only works for primitive types. You need to create an NSNumber object using [NSNumber numberWithInt:x];