How to get the number of spaces in OSX?

Question

I want the number of spaces in the OSX snow leopard.

If I use 4 spaces, I want this number 4!

I cannot find a function or class related to this.

Answer 1

Information about spaces is stored in the dock settings. You can access the settings through NSUserDefaults to get the number of rows and columns, and the number of spaces is a product:

 NSDictionary *dockPrefs = [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] persistentDomainForName:@"com.apple.dock"]; int rows = [[dockPrefs objectForKey:@"workspaces-rows"] intValue]; int cols = [[dockPrefs objectForKey:@"workspaces-cols"] intValue]; int nspaces = rows * cols;