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Re: NSStringFromClass versus className ?
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Re: NSStringFromClass versus className ?


  • Subject: Re: NSStringFromClass versus className ?
  • From: j o a r <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:55:20 +0100


On Feb 20, 2008, at 4:44 PM, glenn andreas wrote:

Probably because className is part of the scripting extensions. As a result, you won't see it if you browse NSObject.h (so it's not an obvious idiom), plus everybody knows that AppleScript related stuff is "icky". Well, maybe not so much the second part, but the first part is true.

NSStringFromClass also has the advantage that it works for all classes - not just those that inherit from NSObject. So if I remember correctly, doing NSStringFromClass on something that is a proxy will return NSProxy, while className will give you whatever the proxy is proxying.


Sounds like someone should write up an enhancement requesting improved documentation for this. Dave?

j o a r


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 >NSStringFromClass versus className ? (From: Dave Jewell <email@hidden>)
 >Re: NSStringFromClass versus className ? (From: glenn andreas <email@hidden>)

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