Objective-C 2.0 cheatsheetEdit

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Properties

Basic syntax

@property type name;

Or:

@property(attributes) type name;

For example:

@property(copy)     NSString *summary;
@property(readonly) int      status;

Attributes

  • readonly or readwrite (the default)
  • assign (the default), retain, copy
  • nonatomic
  • getter=name
  • setter=name

Common patterns

Read-only public accessors, read/write private accessors:

// in the header, WOAmazingClass.h:
@interface WOAmazingClass : NSObject {
    int      status;
    NSString *name;
}

@property(readonly)       int      status;
@property(readonly, copy) NSString *name;

@end

// in the implementation, WOAmazingClass.m:
@interface WOAmazingClass () // private category
@property                 int      status;
@property(readonly, copy) NSString *name;
@end

Including "is" in the getter accessor for booleans:

// this will give us isHidden and setHidden: accessors
@property(getter=isHidden) BOOL hidden;

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