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iOS Objective-C Basics (Retired) Introduction to Objective-C From Structs to Objects

Matthew Chess
Matthew Chess
13,860 Points
Posted by Matthew Chess
Matthew Chess
13,860 Points

Declare a pointer vs an int?

In this video they write...

NSArray *_center;
float _radius

Why do you user a pointer to center for NSArray but float for the variable radius?

2 Answers

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Courses Plus Student 11,243 Points

In Objective-C the only way you can get to an Object is through a pointer. So:

NSArray *myArrayOne = [NSArray arrayWithObjects: @"One",@"Two",@"Three",nil];
NSArray *myArrayTwo = myArrayOne;
myArrayOne = nil;
Matthew Chess
Matthew Chess
13,860 Points
Matthew Chess
Matthew Chess
13,860 Points

So for primitive data types I can just pass a value into the variable but for objects they need a pointer?

It would be illegal to write...?

NSNumber one = @1;