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Asked: 2026-05-23T15:48:14+00:00

In a simple NSObject subclass that conforms to NSCoding protocol, I declare some static

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In a simple NSObject subclass that conforms to NSCoding protocol, I declare some static NSString in my header file :

static NSString *MYCodingKey = @"myPropertyName";
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I wonder why Xcode is generating so many warnings about the fact I declare but don’t use it. I understand the warning since the subclass is imported in many files and I don’t employ the key for something in each. But so, does it mean that my key is in some way ‘redefined’ each time I import the header ? Doesn’t the #import statement prevent the header from being included multiple times ? I surely don’t have warning saying I’ve declared it multiple times.

I’m just ignoring these warnings at the time, but I would be glad to read a bit more on that.

Thank you.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Well the warning is because you have a variable declared but you’re not using it. Essentially you’re just wasting space in the programs data section with things you’re never going to use. Some compilers will optimize it and actually remove it if the symbol is not used (not sure if gcc with objc flag does so).

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