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Asked: 2026-05-16T23:22:19+00:00

I know it’s often advisable to use the @property accessors, and I know it’s

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I know it’s often advisable to use the @property accessors, and I know it’s important to use self.myView = x instead of mView = x, but:

  1. Isn’t myView.frame sufficient? The AtomicElementFlippedView.m file in TheElements has self.wikipediaButton.frame=buttonFrame;. Shouldn’t I leave out self if I’m getting/setting a property of my ivar and not the ivar itself?

  2. It also does [self.wikipediaButton addTarget:...];. But shouldn’t I leave out self here as well? Shouldn’t I always call a function on the ivar, not the property? I.e., [wikipediaButton addTarget:...];

Thanks!

Matt

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  1. Editorial Team

    Both will work.

    The main reason for using getters within a class is that code changes are easy. If you decide to store your data in a different fashion or to build it dynamically on request, there is a single point of change. With views it’s not that important most of the time, but it can come handy when you replace that view with a complete view hierarchy (your original view being maybe part of it).

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