Read string in Objective-C console application?

Question

What is the best way to read string input from a simple Objective-C console application?

I would just like to store the input as an NSString variable.

I've seen multiple people post about scanf, gets and others, but they everyone seems to say that they're "unreliable", or "open to attack".

I can see how this could be true for gets but I'm looking for the best possible way to do this.

Thanks!

tmiddlet · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-07 03:35:39Z

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scanf should be mostly secure as long as you use your input correctly.

I've heard of scanf_s which is supposed to be more secure but work the same way.

answered Dec 7, 2010 at 3:35

tmiddlet

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