CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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SISYN
SISYN

Reputation: 2269

Difference between [self view] and self.view?

I've been testing both of them and they seem to work interchangeably, but I'm just curious, is there any real difference between the two or is it just a difference in syntax?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 142

Answers (3)

RonaldBarzell
RonaldBarzell

Reputation: 3830

In Objective-C you can use the dot notation or bracket notation and they are pretty much the same. I say pretty much..

Please see this thread for more details on subtle differences: Performance difference between dot notation versus method call in Objective-C

Upvotes: 0

DrummerB
DrummerB

Reputation: 40221

The dot notation is a shortcut for the getter method of that property. self.view will be compiled as [self view].

Upvotes: 3

Linuxios
Linuxios

Reputation: 35788

The difference is that [self view] is a method call, whereas self.view is a property access. On most properties, there is no difference.

Upvotes: 1

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