iPhone Developement – Objective C : Protocols

iPhone Development Protocols

A Protocol is a group of related properties and methods that can be implemented by any class.

Protocols are nothing but interfaces in another language. The Protocol has only method declaration. There are optional methods and required methods. If your class adopts the protocol, then you have to implement those methods in your class.

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Apple provided mainly pre-defined protocol for the UIKIT  framework, and we can also create over own protocols.

Steps to Create a Protocol:

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Syntax:-

 # import 
   @protocol sample protocol;
  @ optional
   -(void) addition;        // any method declaration;
@required
   -(void) subtraction;
@ end

Implementation of Protocols in a Class:-

Like class interfaces, protocols typically reside in a .h file.

. h file:

# import 
# import “sample protocol’s . h”
#import    “second protocol’ . h”
@ interface protocol view controller: UI view controller
{ } @end
. m file:-

  # import “protocol view controller’s .h”
@ implementation protocol view controller
 -(void) subtraction
{
}
-(void) addition
{
}
@end

Note: – No need to declare a protocol method in .h file.

Selector: –

A selector is the name of a method. A selector, by itself, doesn’t do anything. It simply identifies a method.

In OBJECTIVE C, selectors are used to referring the name of a method. The keyword for selector I “@selector”

 Ex:-  @ selector (method name)
Passing method as argument

      [Self addition :@selector (subtraction)];
Checking whether method is present or not in the other class,

B*b  = [[ B alloc]init];
If ([b respond selector: @selector (subtraction)]]
     [b subtraction];
     else
       NsLog( “@” no subtraction method in the B class);
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Note:-

@ selector is a unique identity to recognize the method name.

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