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iOS Objective-C Basics (Retired) Introduction to Objective-C Objective-C Syntax and @property

Posted by Dan Chun
Dan Chun
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Coding "getter" and "setter" methods

I do not really understand how to code the "getter" and "setter" methods. Could anyone clarify these concepts?

1 Answer

Rashii Henry
Rashii Henry
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Rashii Henry
Rashii Henry
16,433 Points

setters and getters in objective-c are basically what the name implies. With a setter method, you set the method to declare/initialize it. With a getter method, you can access the value you set from anywhere in your code. However, you wont have to do that because when you create a property it automatically creates the setter and getter for you.