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  1. 0xced revised this gist Dec 23, 2014. 1 changed file with 3 additions and 3 deletions.
    6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions UIDevice+serialNumber.m
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    if (platformExpertDevice)
    {
    CFTypeRef platformSerialNumber = IORegistryEntryCreateCFProperty(platformExpertDevice, CFSTR("IOPlatformSerialNumber"), kCFAllocatorDefault, 0);
    if (CFGetTypeID(platformSerialNumber) == CFStringGetTypeID())
    if (platformSerialNumber && CFGetTypeID(platformSerialNumber) == CFStringGetTypeID())
    {
    serialNumber = [NSString stringWithString:(NSString*)platformSerialNumber];
    serialNumber = [NSString stringWithString:(__bridge NSString *)platformSerialNumber];
    CFRelease(platformSerialNumber);
    }
    IOObjectRelease(platformExpertDevice);
    @@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ - (NSString *) serialNumber
    return serialNumber;
    }

    @end
    @end
  2. 0xced revised this gist Sep 6, 2010. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
    2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion UIDevice+serialNumber.m
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    if (kIOMasterPortDefault && IOServiceGetMatchingService && IORegistryEntryCreateCFProperty && IOObjectRelease)
    {
    unsigned int platformExpertDevice = IOServiceGetMatchingService(*kIOMasterPortDefault, IOServiceMatching("IOPlatformExpertDevice"));
    mach_port_t platformExpertDevice = IOServiceGetMatchingService(*kIOMasterPortDefault, IOServiceMatching("IOPlatformExpertDevice"));
    if (platformExpertDevice)
    {
    CFTypeRef platformSerialNumber = IORegistryEntryCreateCFProperty(platformExpertDevice, CFSTR("IOPlatformSerialNumber"), kCFAllocatorDefault, 0);
  3. 0xced created this gist Sep 6, 2010.
    38 changes: 38 additions & 0 deletions UIDevice+serialNumber.h
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    /*
    * Adds the serialNumber property to the UIDevice class
    *
    * The implementation uses undocumented (for iOS) IOKit functions,
    * so handle with caution and be prepared for nil.
    */

    #import <UIKit/UIDevice.h>

    @interface UIDevice (serialNumber)

    @property (nonatomic, readonly) NSString *serialNumber;

    @end

    /*
    Licensed under the MIT License
    Copyright (c) 2010 Cédric Luthi
    Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
    of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
    in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
    to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
    copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
    furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
    The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
    all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
    THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
    IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
    AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
    LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
    OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
    THE SOFTWARE.
    */
    41 changes: 41 additions & 0 deletions UIDevice+serialNumber.m
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    #import "UIDevice+serialNumber.h"
    #import <dlfcn.h>
    #import <mach/port.h>
    #import <mach/kern_return.h>

    @implementation UIDevice (serialNumber)

    - (NSString *) serialNumber
    {
    NSString *serialNumber = nil;

    void *IOKit = dlopen("/System/Library/Frameworks/IOKit.framework/IOKit", RTLD_NOW);
    if (IOKit)
    {
    mach_port_t *kIOMasterPortDefault = dlsym(IOKit, "kIOMasterPortDefault");
    CFMutableDictionaryRef (*IOServiceMatching)(const char *name) = dlsym(IOKit, "IOServiceMatching");
    mach_port_t (*IOServiceGetMatchingService)(mach_port_t masterPort, CFDictionaryRef matching) = dlsym(IOKit, "IOServiceGetMatchingService");
    CFTypeRef (*IORegistryEntryCreateCFProperty)(mach_port_t entry, CFStringRef key, CFAllocatorRef allocator, uint32_t options) = dlsym(IOKit, "IORegistryEntryCreateCFProperty");
    kern_return_t (*IOObjectRelease)(mach_port_t object) = dlsym(IOKit, "IOObjectRelease");

    if (kIOMasterPortDefault && IOServiceGetMatchingService && IORegistryEntryCreateCFProperty && IOObjectRelease)
    {
    unsigned int platformExpertDevice = IOServiceGetMatchingService(*kIOMasterPortDefault, IOServiceMatching("IOPlatformExpertDevice"));
    if (platformExpertDevice)
    {
    CFTypeRef platformSerialNumber = IORegistryEntryCreateCFProperty(platformExpertDevice, CFSTR("IOPlatformSerialNumber"), kCFAllocatorDefault, 0);
    if (CFGetTypeID(platformSerialNumber) == CFStringGetTypeID())
    {
    serialNumber = [NSString stringWithString:(NSString*)platformSerialNumber];
    CFRelease(platformSerialNumber);
    }
    IOObjectRelease(platformExpertDevice);
    }
    }
    dlclose(IOKit);
    }

    return serialNumber;
    }

    @end