Welcome to the Treehouse Community
Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.
Looking to learn something new?
Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.
Start your free trial
Daniel Lee
Courses Plus Student 272 PointsWhat does it mean to override the inherited init method?
I'm guessing to "override" the init method means to cancel it. If so, why would I want to override this method when I need it to initialize an object?
3 Answers
Amit Bijlani
Treehouse Guest TeacherAre you referring to the init method?
Daniel Lee
Courses Plus Student 272 PointsYes.
Amit Bijlani
Treehouse Guest TeacherThe init means initialize so you would override it if you want to initialize any values of your subclass. A detailed explanation is provided in this stage: http://teamtreehouse.com/library/ios-development/build-a-blog-reader-iphone-app/data-modeling