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Asked: May 23, 20262026-05-23T11:39:11+00:00 2026-05-23T11:39:11+00:00

Why do we always do this when creating constructors in Objective C? self =

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Why do we always do this when creating constructors in Objective C?

self = [super init];
if ( self ) {
    //Initialization code here
}
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    2026-05-23T11:39:12+00:00Added an answer on May 23, 2026 at 11:39 am

    We reassign to self because [super init] is allowed to return a different object than the one it was called on. We if (self) because [super init] is allowed to return nil.

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