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NSPointerArray + fast enumeration for non-object types?
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NSPointerArray + fast enumeration for non-object types?


  • Subject: NSPointerArray + fast enumeration for non-object types?
  • From: Jim Correia <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:02:05 -0500

The header documentation for NSPointerArray says:

Fast enumeration, copying, and archiving protocols are applicable only when NSPointerArray is configured for Object uses. Since the array may contain NULLs, fast enumeration (for..in) will yield NULLs. As a convenience, fast enumeration will also enumerate other types of pointers. Copying and coding are undefined for non-object uses.

That seems self contradictory with respect to fast enumeration. It is only applicable when NSPointerArray is configured for Objects, but as a convenience, it will enumerate non-object types anyway even though it is inappropriate to do so?


Can anyone offer clarification?

When I try to be honest about the enumeration, i.e.

	for (void *pointer in pointerArray) {

	}

the compiler complains with

pointer-array.m:20: error: selector element does not have a valid object type

- Jim

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