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Eduard Edwin
14,568 PointsWhy do we have to add the 'element' nil when creating an NSMutableDictionary?
For example,
NSMutableDictionary *testDict = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] initWithObjectsAndKeys:@5, @"burgers", @3, @"shakes", nil];
Is that part of the syntax?
1 Answer
Steve Hunter
57,682 PointsI am sure there is a technical reason for it but, for the rest of us, it is just part of the syntax - we just do it!
Steve.