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cameryn smith
2,828 PointsWhy do you need to alloc and init objects before using them?
Why is it important and when would you do it?
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Alfian Losari
9,495 PointsUsing alloc and init method is a must when you create an instance of an Object. An object is different than primitive data types such as int, float, bool. An object storage is allocated in the heap (the memory address in a computer), when you call alloc the compiler automatically allocate the storage of the object in the RAM and give you back the pointer to refer to the object in the heap. Using init is making sure that your object successfully inherit all the superclass property and method as long as you don't change the self = [super init] method in your object init instance method
cameryn smith
2,828 PointsGot it now,I needed to review it. :P