Try  NSClassFromString(@"NSCFString");

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On May 8, 2010, at 12:51 PM, Kevin Callahan <[email protected]> wrote:

> isKindOfClass: is an instance method and doesn't work on a class you get from 
> NSClassFromString(). 
> 
> Apple docs: Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver is an 
> instance of given class or an instance of any class that inherits from that 
> class.
> 
> for example, you can't do this:
> 
> Class classFromString = NSClassFromString(string);
> 
> [classFromString isKindOfClass:[SomeClass class]];
> 
> I don't want to instantiate classFromString in order to check if it's a 
> subclass of SomeClass.
> 
> What's the best way to check for class inheritance without instantiating?
> 
> Thanks
> Kevin
> 
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