Question

Let’s say I have this interface:

// .h @interface DataObject : NSObject {     NSString* value; }  @property (retain) NSString* value;  @end  // .m  @implementation DataObject  @synthetize value  @end 

As far as I understand, the following two snippets are identical:

DataObject *o = [[[DataObject alloc] init] autorelease]; [o setValue: @'Hello'];  DataObject *o = [[[DataObject alloc] init] autorelease]; o.value = @'Hello'; 

Am I correct? If yes, should I prefer one over another one? Or is it just a style preference?

Thank you.

Answer 1

It is a matter of style.

Dot syntax works in many places throughout Objective C, although it is only considered ‘acceptable’ for getters and setters.