[objective-c] Is it necessary to assign a string to a variable before comparing it to another?

I want to compare the value of an NSString to the string "Wrong". Here is my code:

NSString *wrongTxt = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:@"Wrong"];
if( [statusString isEqualToString:wrongTxt] ){
     doSomething;
}

Do I really have to create an NSString for "Wrong"?

Also, can I compare the value of a UILabel's text to a string without assigning the label value to a string?

if ([statusString isEqualToString:@"Wrong"]) {
    // do something
}

You can also use the NSString class methods which will also create an autoreleased instance and have more options like string formatting:

NSString *myString = [NSString stringWithString:@"abc"];
NSString *myString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"abc %d efg", 42];

Brian, also worth throwing in here - the others are of course correct that you don't need to declare a string variable. However, next time you want to declare a string you don't need to do the following:

NSString *myString = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:@"SomeText"];

Although the above does work, it provides a retained NSString variable which you will then need to explicitly release after you've finished using it.

Next time you want a string variable you can use the "@" symbol in a much more convenient way:

NSString *myString = @"SomeText";

This will be autoreleased when you've finished with it so you'll avoid memory leaks too...

Hope that helps!