Re: question about "read-only" rule for Memory Management
Re: question about "read-only" rule for Memory Management
- Subject: Re: question about "read-only" rule for Memory Management
- From: Philip Mobley <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:16:40 -0700
On Apr 26, 2010, at 10:50 PM, Ken Thomases wrote:
>> No. The "get" prefix is used for return-via-pointer. For example,
>> -[NSString getCharacters:range].
>
> As documented here <http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/cocoa/Conceptual/CodingGuidelines/Articles/NamingMethods.html>.
>
> Cheers,
> Ken
I see... thank you everyone!
The key phrase here is in the link provided by Ken Thomases (I was looking for this before I asked question):
developer.apple.com/.../NamingMethods.html:
> Use “get” only for methods that return objects and values indirectly. You should use this form for methods only when *multiple* items need to be returned.
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