+initialize is called only the first time a class is instantiated; it can be called again if a derived class does not implement it.
- Gary L. Wade (Sent from my iPhone) On Jul 24, 2011, at 12:43 PM, Gabriel Roth <gabe.r...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 3:33 PM, Ken Tozier <kentoz...@comcast.net> wrote: >> I wrote a class that stores data common to all instances in an, init file, >> but when I create new instances, + (void) initialize isn't getting called. > > I can't tell for sure from your email, but it seems like you might be > expecting initialize to be called whenever you create a new instance > of your class. > >> From the NSObject documentation: > "The runtime sends initialize to each class in a program exactly one > time just before the class, or any class that inherits from it, is > sent its first message from within the program." > > So creating a new instance won't trigger an initialize message unless > it's the very first message sent to your class. > > Sorry if I've misunderstood. > > gr. _______________________________________________ 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
