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Asked: June 3, 20262026-06-03T05:53:54+00:00 2026-06-03T05:53:54+00:00

Just dabbling in some Objective-C and I found this statement quite intriguing: self =

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Just dabbling in some Objective-C and I found this statement quite intriguing:

self = [super init]

Is Objective-C’s self parameter like that of JavaScript’s protoype chain?

Thanks in advance.

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    2026-06-03T05:53:55+00:00Added an answer on June 3, 2026 at 5:53 am

    No. Objective-C’s inheritence model is not prototype based, it has classes as blueprints for instances. Calls on self will not lead up any prototype chain.

    Obj-C’s self correlates better with Java’s this.

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