RE: NSString and NSCopying Protocol
RE: NSString and NSCopying Protocol
- Subject: RE: NSString and NSCopying Protocol
- From: "Jonathan E. Jackel" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 17:28:35 -0500
>
I just saw that NSString doesn't conform to NSCopying Protocol.
>
>
Theorically, the documentation of the protocol says : "The exact
>
meaning of \"copy\" can vary from class to class, but a copy must be a
>
functionally independent object with values identical to the original
>
at the time the copy was made."
"Functionally independent" does not not mean a true duplicate in a new
memory address. It just means that you can convincingly fool everyone into
thinking that there is a true duplicate.
Jonathan
_______________________________________________
cocoa-dev mailing list | email@hidden
Help/Unsubscribe/Archives:
http://www.lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/cocoa-dev
Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.