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Asked: 2026-05-23T08:23:18+00:00

I am updating some old code to our new coding standards. In this code,

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I am updating some old code to our new coding standards. In this code, the int variable was incremented with the old ++ operator. Now, the int variable is a property so using ++ isn’t working so well. I’m not supposed to use dots and I’m not supposed to reference ivars directly.
Here is what I have come up with (totalHeads is the property of type int):
declaration section

@synthesize totalHeads = _totalHeads;

further down

[self setTotalHeads:[self totalHeads] + 1];

which replaces the old code of

_totalHeads ++;

Is there a more elegant way to do this?
(apologies if this is a duplicate question, I was having a hard time figuring out good search terms)

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  1. Editorial Team

    If, as you’ve mentioned in the comments, you’re not allowed to use dot syntax to access setter methods, then [self setTotalHeads:[self totalHeads] + 1]; is the only way to do it.

    Coding standards that disallow use of language features under all circumstances are unproductive. Maybe you can use this example to make your case.

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