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iOS Build a Self-Destructing Message iPhone App Relating Users in Parse.com Adding Checkmarks When the Table View is Loaded

Posted by ivan akulov
ivan akulov
4,174 Points

why id should be equal. And what is id?

-(BOOL) isFriend:(PFUser *)user{ for(PFUser *friend in self.friends){ if([friend.objectId isEqualToString:user.objectId]) return YES; } return NO; }

why id should be equal if they are friends?

2 Answers

Troy Fine
Troy Fine
7,592 Points
Troy Fine
Troy Fine
7,592 Points

Your farther ahead of me in the island so maybe I can answer your second question.

id is a pointer to an object data structure. id is a general purpose type for objects, unlike int or char which are used with specific purpose and memory allocation sizes. id can refer to any kind of object regardless of class. Basically all objects in Objective-C are actually of type id regardless of their instance variables or methods.

Think I came across this info on the Apple Developer Website when looking up NSObject or something.

ivan akulov
ivan akulov
4,174 Points
ivan akulov
ivan akulov
4,174 Points

Ow, it should be individual unique id. So if even names or whatever is equal but id is different.