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user2655474
user2655474

Reputation: 171

How can I refer to @dynamic properties in (NSString *)description

I'm trying to override -(NSString *)description in a class defined with ONLY @dynamic properties.

So my class looks like this... (excerpt)...

@implementation SomeClass
  @dynamic somePropertyOne;
  @dynamic somePropertyTwo;
  @dynamic somePropertyThree;

-(NSString *)description
{
  return (NSString stringWithFormat:@"somePropertyOne = %@",somePropertyOne)
}

@end

and I'm getting an error message saying "Can't resolve variable 'somePropertyOne'" in my description override. Is it not possible to refer to a @dynamic property like this? How can I override description to show this information?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 105

Answers (1)

Wain
Wain

Reputation: 119031

You need to use self.somePropertyOne.

A dynamic property is just like a normal property in terms of definition. The difference is that @synthesize (which is the actual counterpart, not the property definition) creates the accessor methods in the current class whereas @dynamic indicates that a superclass implements the accessor methods.

Upvotes: 2

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