Re: Protocols and the +initialize class method
Re: Protocols and the +initialize class method
- Subject: Re: Protocols and the +initialize class method
- From: Jens Alfke <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 12:02:48 -0700
On Aug 23, 2013, at 10:30 AM, David Duncan <email@hidden> wrote:
> On Aug 23, 2013, at 2:49 AM, Kevin Meaney <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> I have a protocol where I would like to include the class method +(void)initialize as being required. This way all classes that conform to the protocol have to implement initialize as part of the protocol. I suppose I'm wondering if anyone perceives any problem with doing this?
>
> What is it that you are actually trying to achieve by doing this?
+1. This doesn’t make sense to me. The +initialize method is purely part of the internal implementation of a class; it has no external visibility or meaning. Protocols are all about external meaning, with no assumption of a particular implementation.
—Jens
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