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Decode OSStatus error codes into strings.
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OSStatus.m
NSString *NSStringFromOSStatus(OSStatus errCode)
{
if (errCode == noErr)
return @"noErr";
char message[5] = {0};
*(UInt32*) message = CFSwapInt32HostToBig(errCode);
return [NSString stringWithCString:message encoding:NSASCIIStringEncoding];
}
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revolc commented Apr 26, 2013

gr8t!

@ShonFrazier
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(NSString *) CreateTypeStringWithOSType(OSType inType); // ;-)

@talha131
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In macOS easier way is to use SecCopyErrorMessageString.

NSString *errorMessage = [((NSString *)SecCopyErrorMessageString(errCode, NULL))autorelease];

@egormerkushev
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Thanks

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