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iOS Build a Photo Browser iPhone App Collection Views Implementing a Custom UICollectionViewCell With an Image

Posted by Igor Shvetsov
Igor Shvetsov
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Why we use accessor methods in init method?

In PhotoCell class in initializer we use: self.imageView. But Apple in its memory management guide tells: "Don’t Use Accessor Methods in Initializer Methods and dealloc" https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/MemoryMgmt/Articles/mmPractical.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40004447-SW1 Why do we so?