site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcqJ52ZJ8ro0QkoIJEqQrIvB00TOPQ== Thread-topic: Alternative KVC accessors User-agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.23.0.091001 The documentation says: "The format for an accessor method that returns a property is -<key>. The -<key> method returns an object, scalar or a data structure. The alternate naming form -is<Key> is supported for Boolean properties." A small number of test suggest -is<Key> is supported more generally. Elsewhere, the documentation says: "When the default implementation of valueForKey: is invoked on a receiver, the following search pattern is used: "1. Searches the class of the receiver for an accessor method whose name matches the pattern -get<Key>, -<key>, or -is<Key>, in that order. If such a method is found it is invoked." This suggests that all three patterns are supported. So am I likely to run into problems if I write accessors as -get<Key> or -is<Key> for properties that have synthesized accessors? And yes, there's a good reason for wanting to... -- Shane Stanley <sstanley@myriad-com.com.au> AppleScript Pro, April 2010, Florida <http://www.applescriptpro.com> _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/site_archiver%40lists.apple... This email sent to site_archiver@lists.apple.com