===== numberWith ===== + (NSNumber *)numberWithChar:(char)value; + (NSNumber *)numberWithUnsignedChar:(unsigned char)value; + (NSNumber *)numberWithShort:(short)value; + (NSNumber *)numberWithUnsignedShort:(unsigned short)value; + (NSNumber *)numberWithInt:(int)value; + (NSNumber *)numberWithUnsignedInt:(unsigned int)value; + (NSNumber *)numberWithLong:(long)value; + (NSNumber *)numberWithUnsignedLong:(unsigned long)value; + (NSNumber *)numberWithLongLong:(long long)value; + (NSNumber *)numberWithUnsignedLongLong:(unsigned long long)value; + (NSNumber *)numberWithFloat:(float)value; + (NSNumber *)numberWithDouble:(double)value; + (NSNumber *)numberWithBool:(BOOL)value; + (NSNumber *)numberWithInteger:(NSInteger)value NS_AVAILABLE(10_5, 2_0); + (NSNumber *)numberWithUnsignedInteger:(NSUInteger)value NS_AVAILABLE(10_5, 2_0); ===== ObjC Sourcecode Example ===== //** Sample Datatypes ** int myInt = 30; double myDouble = 3.14; BOOL myBool = NO; float myFloat = 1.123456f; //************************ Creating NSNumber Objects ************************* //** If you`re creating NSNumber objects like this, they will be autoreleased even without ARC! ** NSNumber *myBoolNumberAutoreleased = [NSNumber numberWithBool:myBool]; NSNumber *myIntNumberAutoreleased = [NSNumber numberWithInt:myInt]; NSNumber *myDoubleNumberAutoreleased = [NSNumber numberWithDouble:myDouble]; NSNumber *myFloatNumberAutoreleased = [NSNumber numberWithFloat:myFloat]; NSLog(@"myBoolNumberAutoreleased: %@", myBoolNumberAutoreleased); NSLog(@"myIntNumberAutoreleased: %@", myIntNumberAutoreleased); NSLog(@"myDoubleNumberAutoreleased: %@", myDoubleNumberAutoreleased); NSLog(@"myFloatNumberAutoreleased: %@", myFloatNumberAutoreleased); ==== Output for this example code ==== 2012-05-20 20:38:15.225 NSNumberSample[937:f803] myBoolNumberAutoreleased: 0 2012-05-20 20:38:15.228 NSNumberSample[937:f803] myIntNumberAutoreleased: 30 2012-05-20 20:38:15.228 NSNumberSample[937:f803] myDoubleNumberAutoreleased: 3.14 2012-05-20 20:38:15.229 NSNumberSample[937:f803] myFloatNumberAutoreleased: 1.123456