Re: NSDateFormatter -initWithDateFormat:: vs. -init
Re: NSDateFormatter -initWithDateFormat:: vs. -init
- Subject: Re: NSDateFormatter -initWithDateFormat:: vs. -init
- From: Eeyore <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:45:47 -0800
I think there was a similar discussion on this list earlier this year (maybe late last year). IIRC, the conclusion was that "init" was removed from the documentation since it is inherited from its superclass' superclass (NSObject) and doesn't do anything exceptional in NSDateFormatter, however it is still the designated initializer for NSDateFormatter.
Aaron
On Nov 11, 2011, at 5:40 PM, Dave DeLong wrote:
> I think you've misunderstood the documentation. -init is the preferred method for creating 10.4+ date formatters.
>
> http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/Classes/NSDateFormatter_Class/Reference/Reference.html#//apple_ref/occ/instm/NSDateFormatter/initWithDateFormat:allowNaturalLanguage:
>
> Dave
>
> Sent from Jane
>
> On Nov 11, 2011, at 5:36 PM, Jerry Krinock <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>>
>> NSDateFormatter documentation indicates that -initWithDateFormat:allowNaturalLanguageString: is the recommended initializer for new designs, and furthermore that -init is not "available" after 10.5.
>>
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