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Asked: June 13, 20262026-06-13T07:51:28+00:00 2026-06-13T07:51:28+00:00

Possible Duplicate: How does an underscore in front of a variable in a cocoa

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How does an underscore in front of a variable in a cocoa objective-c class work?
Underscore prefix on property name?

I’m new to XCode.
I see where someone has:
@synthesize msgTextField = _msgTextField;

and later they refer to the _msgTextField.

Q: Is the @synthesize statement creating a variable called _msgTextField?

Q: Why would it be backwards from an assignment operator?

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    2026-06-13T07:51:29+00:00Added an answer on June 13, 2026 at 7:51 am
    1. Yes the @synthesize will generate an instance variable in that case of _msgTextField;

    2. Its not an assignment, its telling @synthesize specifically the name of the ivar to generate.

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