I think there was a similar discussion on this list earlier this year (maybe late last year). IIRC, the conclusion was that "init" was removed from the documentation since it is inherited from its superclass' superclass (NSObject) and doesn't do anything exceptional in NSDateFormatter, however it is still the designated initializer for NSDateFormatter.
Aaron On Nov 11, 2011, at 5:40 PM, Dave DeLong wrote: > I think you've misunderstood the documentation. -init is the preferred method > for creating 10.4+ date formatters. > > http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/Classes/NSDateFormatter_Class/Reference/Reference.html#//apple_ref/occ/instm/NSDateFormatter/initWithDateFormat:allowNaturalLanguage: > > Dave > > Sent from Jane > > On Nov 11, 2011, at 5:36 PM, Jerry Krinock <je...@ieee.org> wrote: > >> >> NSDateFormatter documentation indicates that >> -initWithDateFormat:allowNaturalLanguageString: is the recommended >> initializer for new designs, and furthermore that -init is not "available" >> after 10.5. >> _______________________________________________ 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
