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iOS Build a Simple iPhone App with Objective-C Creating a Data Model Finishing Up Our Model

Posted by Chris George
Chris George
9,373 Points

Why do we have to import Factbook.h if we already have @class?

Why is it that we have to still import the Factbook.h file to the ViewController if we already said in the ViewController.h file that we wanted @class Factbook; ?

1 Answer

Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,912 Points
Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,912 Points

Using @class does not automatically make that class available to you. Instead, it's just a promise to the compiler that the file in which that class is declared will be #imported in the corresponding .m file.