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iOS Build a Self-Destructing Message iPhone App Relating Users in Parse.com Adding Friends by Tapping on a Table View Cell

harpreet grewal
harpreet grewal
19,018 Points
Posted by harpreet grewal
harpreet grewal
19,018 Points

why does both [self.tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath]; and [tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath]; work?

in the -(void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath method why are we using [tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath]; instead of with "self" [self.tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath]; and why does it work either way? thanks

1 Answer

Patrick Cooney
Patrick Cooney
12,216 Points
Patrick Cooney
Patrick Cooney
12,216 Points

You don't need to use self because you are inside the scope of a method that has a local variable tableView. Because the first argument this method takes in is called tableView that argument becomes a local variable that is available to you from within the method. Without seeing the rest of the code and knowing if there is another tableView somewhere else in the code I'm thinking it works either way because you only have that instance of tableView so the self points to the same thing.