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Asked: June 5, 20262026-06-05T16:59:52+00:00 2026-06-05T16:59:52+00:00

Possible Duplicate: What do the plus and minus signs mean in Objective C next

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What do the plus and minus signs mean in Objective C next to a method?

What’s the difference between using a plus or minus in Objective-C?

For example, most of the time code starts -(void)somethingSomethingelse, but sometimes it will be +(void)somethingSomethingelse

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    2026-06-05T16:59:55+00:00Added an answer on June 5, 2026 at 4:59 pm

    In short, (+) is a class method and (-) is an instance method

    See this answer for a full explanation
    What is the difference between class and instance methods?

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