The compiler knows absolutely NOTHING. It is up to the runtime to determine which implementation to call when a message is sent. This is the dynamic nature of Objective-C.
> On Aug 19, 2015, at 02:28, Richard Charles <rcharles...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> On Aug 18, 2015, at 11:20 AM, Jens Alfke <j...@mooseyard.com> wrote: >> >> Yeah, there’s no way for the runtime to tell the difference between an >> ‘expected’ method override and an ‘unexpected’ one. > > How about an annotation for the compiler. Something like _Override or > _NSOverride where you declare your intent to intentionally override a method > or property. > > Does the compiler know about Objective-C method or property overrides? > > --Richard Charles > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/max%40maxchan.info > > This email sent to m...@maxchan.info
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