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Re: Objective-C & Private functions
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Re: Objective-C & Private functions


  • Subject: Re: Objective-C & Private functions
  • From: Chris Ridd <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 19:29:08 +0000

On 8/2/04 6:59 pm, Peter Fischer <email@hidden> wrote:

> Hello -
> Is there any way to create private "Helper" functions in
> objective-C? I have not been able to find any information on function
> scoping within a .h file. Obviously, a function can be declared &
> implemented in the .m file, making it somewhat private. However, the
> functions pretty much need to be implemented at the top of the .m file
> so that other functions can see them. Is there a way to declare
> private functions in the .h file, or at the very least, forward declare
> them at the top of a .m file, and provide implementation further down
> in the .m. Thanks for any help in advance.

Just declare them as static. Static functions follow the same scoping rules
in Objective-C as in ANSI/ISO C.

Cheers,

Chris
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