On Apr 26, 2010, at 10:50 PM, Ken Thomases wrote: >> No. The "get" prefix is used for return-via-pointer. For example, >> -[NSString getCharacters:range]. > > As documented here > <http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/cocoa/Conceptual/CodingGuidelines/Articles/NamingMethods.html>. > > Cheers, > Ken
I see... thank you everyone! The key phrase here is in the link provided by Ken Thomases (I was looking for this before I asked question): developer.apple.com/.../NamingMethods.html: > Use “get” only for methods that return objects and values indirectly. You > should use this form for methods only when *multiple* items need to be > returned. _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
