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iOS

Posted by Rodrigo Chousal
Rodrigo Chousal
16,009 Points

(NSString *) in getters

Why do we write the * inside the parenthesis? Why isn't it like creating a regular variable -(NSString) *firstName;?

1 Answer

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

because the getter method returns a pointer to an NSString, not the string itself. so since it returns a pointer, you need to use - (NSString *)

Rodrigo Chousal
Rodrigo Chousal
16,009 Points

Thanks!