for each loop in Objective-C for accessing NSMutable dictionary

Solution 1:

for (NSString* key in xyz) {
    id value = xyz[key];
    // do stuff
}

This works for every class that conforms to the NSFastEnumeration protocol (available on 10.5+ and iOS), though NSDictionary is one of the few collections which lets you enumerate keys instead of values. I suggest you read about fast enumeration in the Collections Programming Topic.

Oh, I should add however that you should NEVER modify a collection while enumerating through it.

Solution 2:

Just to not leave out the 10.6+ option for enumerating keys and values using blocks...

[dict enumerateKeysAndObjectsUsingBlock:^(id key, id object, BOOL *stop) {
    NSLog(@"%@ = %@", key, object);
}];

If you want the actions to happen concurrently:

[dict enumerateKeysAndObjectsWithOptions:NSEnumerationConcurrent
                              usingBlock:^(id key, id object, BOOL *stop) {
    NSLog(@"%@ = %@", key, object);
}];

Solution 3:

If you need to mutate the dictionary while enumerating:

for (NSString* key in xyz.allKeys) {
    [xyz setValue:[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES] forKey:key];
}

Solution 4:

The easiest way to enumerate a dictionary is

for (NSString *key in tDictionary.keyEnumerator) 
{
    //do something here;
}

where tDictionary is the NSDictionary or NSMutableDictionary you want to iterate.

Solution 5:

I suggest you to read the Enumeration: Traversing a Collection’s Elements part of the Collections Programming Guide for Cocoa. There is a sample code for your need.