True. But most classes have designated initializers that configure the class properly. They should be documented, although typically they’re used for subclassing the class.
On Feb 10, 2010, at 3:49 PM, Henry McGilton (Boulevardier) wrote: > > On Feb 10, 2010, at 12:23 PM, James Walker wrote: > >> I think at times I've written things like [[NSMutableArray alloc] init] with >> no apparent ill effects, but now I notice that the docs for NSMutableArray >> and NSArray don't say that there is an init method. The NSObject docs say >> that an init method might raise an exception. Is there some other init rule >> that I've missed, or have I just gotten lucky? > > When in doubt, remember to look at the super-class documentation: > > http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/cocoa/reference/Foundation/Classes/NSObject_Class/Reference/Reference.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000050-init > > All classes that inherit from NSObject (which means pretty much > all of them) inherit NSObject's –init method, and that's assumed > or implicit in the Array examples you referenced above . . . > _______________________________________________ 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
