Is it possible to define properties that are only available to the class they are defined in, and that class’s subclasses?
Stated another way, is there a way to define protected properties?
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Is it possible to define properties that are only available to the class they are defined in, and that class’s subclasses?
Stated another way, is there a way to define protected properties?
Technically, no. Properties are really just methods, and all methods are public. The way we “protect” methods in Objective-C is by not letting other people know about them.
Practically, yes. You can define the properties in a class extension, and still
@synthesizethem in your main implementation block.