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I’m learning this from a ‘newish’ book, but I’m wondering what the current standard is as to the use of the dot operator for things outside of setting property values.
As in method calls and whatnot. Obviously myClass.myMethod:value is syntactically correct, but is it an accepted norm nowadays?
The dot operator is much more ‘human’ feeling than [myClass myMethod:myValue] in my opinion.
Have you tried compiling this? Your example of myClass.myMethod:value is not valid as far as I understand it.
The dot operator is translated by the compiler to either
-(void)setMyValue:(ValueType*)or-(ValueType*)myValuedepending on if you are getting or setting it.Read the apple documentation for more info:
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/cocoa/conceptual/objectivec/Chapters/ocObjectsClasses.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP30001163-CH11-SW17