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iOS Objective-C Basics (Retired) Introduction to Objective-C Inheritance

Posted by Matthew Corby
Matthew Corby
2,685 Points

Shape and Circle program compile results not what they should be

When I build, compile and run the example program we walk through in this lesson, my Circle area comes up as -1.000000 the same as the Shape area. All my code (Shape.h, Shape.m, Circle.h, Circle.m) is exactly the same as the instructors. I have made sure to go over it several times and yet I still don't get the results that show up for the instructor. Can someone please tell me what is going on?

Matthew Corby
Matthew Corby
2,685 Points

Here is my main:

#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
#import "Shape.h"
#import "Circle.h"


int main() {
    Shape *shape = [[Shape alloc]init];

    NSLog(@"Shape area is %f", [shape area]);

    Circle *round = [[Circle alloc]init];
    round.radius = 24;

    NSLog(@"Circle area is %f", [round area]);


    return 0;
}

Here is my Shape.m:

#import "Shape.h"

@implementation Shape
-(float)area {
    return -1;
}

@end

Here is my Shape.h:

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

@interface Shape : NSObject
-(float)area;
@end

Here is my Circle.m:

#import "Circle.h"

@implementation Circle

-(float)radius {
    return M_PI * (self.radius * self.radius);
}

@end

Here is my Circle.h:

#import "Shape.h"

@interface Circle : Shape

@property(nonatomic) float radius;

@end

Hope all of that helps. I'm running Xcode 6.1 as well. Thanks!

2 Answers

Tom Holland
Tom Holland
24,288 Points
Tom Holland
Tom Holland
24,288 Points

The problem is on line 5 of Circle.m

Your method is named -(float)radius when it should be -(float)area.

Matthew Corby
Matthew Corby
2,685 Points
Matthew Corby
Matthew Corby
2,685 Points

Tom you're absolutely right! Thank you! I knew it was something simple that I was missing. Appreciate it!

Tom Holland
Tom Holland
24,288 Points
Tom Holland
Tom Holland
24,288 Points

It's always something! Glad I could help.