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Re: beginner obj-c question

Subject: Re: beginner obj-c question
From: Andy Lee <email@hidden>
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 18:18:28 -0400
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On Apr 4, 2008, at 4:36 PM, Bill Bumgarner wrote:

Objective-C does not have named parameters.

Here's a trivial proof that parameters are not named. If method parameters were named, you wouldn't be able to have a method like this:

    - (void)doSomethingWithThis:(id)objectOne
                        andThis:(id)objectTwo
                        andThis:(id)objectThree
                        andThis:(id)objectFour;

...because then you'd have three parameters with the same name.

The purpose of Objective-C method syntax is not to name the parameters, but to make method calls more readable when there are multiple parameters.

I forget where I saw the above trivial proof. I know bbum has commented on this misconception in a few places.

--Andy

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