If an ivar is to be used globally within the class, but will never be accessed by other classes, are we still supposed to use properties?
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If an ivar is to be used globally within the class, but will never be accessed by other classes, are we still supposed to use properties?
It is generally a good idea, as the generated accessors will take care of things like memory management and KVO for you. You can put the property in a class extension so other classes can’t use it.