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Index

A number represents a single reference to a topic.

A number with a "+" sign represents a longer discussion of a topic.

Symbols   A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   M   N   O   P   R   S   T   U   V   Y   

Symbols

+ (plus sign) before method names 1

- (minus sign) before method names 1

// marker comment 1

@"" directive (string declaration) 1 2

[“Dynamic Method Resolution”] 1

_cmd 1 2

__cplusplus preprocessor constant 1

__OBJC__ preprocessor constant 1

A
abstract classes 1+ 2
action messages 1
adaptation 1
adopting a protocol 1 2
alloc method 1 2
allocating memory 1
allocWithZone: method 1
anonymous objects 1
argument types
	and dynamic binding 1
	and selectors 1
	declaring 1
	in declarations 1
arguments
	during initialization 1
	hidden 1
	in remote messages 1
	type modifiers 1
	variable 1

B
behaviors
	of Cocoa objects 1
	overriding 1
BOOL data type 1
bycopy type qualifier 1
byref type qualifier 1

C
.c extension 1 2
C language support 1
C++ language support 1+
@catch() directive 1 2 3
categories 1+
	See also subclasses
	and informal protocols 1
	declaration of 1+
	declaring 1
	defining 1
	implementation of 1+
	naming conventions 1
	of root classes 1
	scope of variables 1
	uses of 1 2
Class data type 1 2
@class directive 1 2 3 4 5
class methods
	and selectors 1
	and static variables 1
	declaration of 1 2
	defined 1
	of root class 1
	using self 1
class object
	defined 1
	initializing 1
class objects 1+
	and root class 1
	and root instance methods 1 2
	and static typing 1
	as receivers of messages 1
	variables and 1
classes 1+
	root. See root classes
	abstract 1
	and inheritance 1 2
	and instances 1
	and namespaces 1
	declaring 1+ 2 3
	defining 1+ 2
	designated initializer of 1
	examples 1
	identifying 1
	implementation of 1 2
	instance methods 1
	interfaces 1
	introspection 1 2
	naming conventions 1
	subclasses 1
	superclass 1
	uses of 1
comment marker (//) 1
compiler directives, summary of 1
conforming to protocols 1
conformsToProtocol: method 1
conventions of this book 1+
customization with class objects 1+

D

data members. See instance variables

data structures. See instance variables

data types defined by Objective-C 1

designated initializer 1+

development environment 1

directives, summary of 1+

distributed objects 1

dynamic binding 1

dynamic typing 1

E
@encode() directive 1 2
@end directive 1 2 3 4 5 6
exceptions 1+
	catching 1
	clean-up processing 1
	compiler switch 1 2
	exception handler 1
	NSException 1 2 3
	synchronization 1
	system requirements 1 2
	throwing 1

F
@finally directive 1 2 3
formal protocols 1 2
	See also protocols

G

GNU Compiler Collection 1

H

.h extension 1 2 3 4

hidden arguments 1

I
id data type 1
	and method declarations 1
	and static typing 1 2
	as default method return type 1
	of class objects 1
	overview 1
IMP data type 1
@implementation directive 1 2 3 4
implementation files 1 2
implementation
	of classes 1+ 2
	of methods 1 2
#import directive 1 2 3 4
in type qualifier 1
#include directive 1
#include directive See #import directive
informal protocols 1
	See also protocols
inheritance 1+
	of instance variables 1
	of interface files 1
init method 1 2
initialize method 1
initializing objects 1 2
inout type qualifier 1
instance methods 1
	and selectors 1
	declaration of 1
	declaring 1
	naming conventions 1
	syntax 1
instance variables
	declaring 1 2 3
	defined 1
	encapsulation 1
	inheriting 1+ 2
	naming conventions 1
	of the receiver 1
	public access to 1
	referring to 1
	scope of 1 2+ 3
instances of a class
	allocating 1+
	creating 1
	defined 1
	initializing 1 2+
instances of the class
	See also objects
@interface directive 1 2 3 4 5 6
interface files 1 2
introspection 1 2
isa instance variable 1 2
isKindOfClass: method 1 2
isMemberOfClass: method 1

M
.m extension 1 2 3 4 5 6
memory
	allocating 1 2
message expressions 1 2
message receivers 1
messages
	See also methods
	and selectors 1 2
	and static typing 1
	asynchronous 1
	binding 1
	defined 1 2
	sending 1 2
	synchronous 1
	syntax 1
	varying at runtime 1 2
messaging
	avoiding errors 1
	to remote objects 1+
metaclass object 1
method implementations 1 2
methods 1
	See also behaviors
	See also messages
	adding with categories 1
	and selectors 1 2
	and variable arguments 1
	argument types 1+
	arguments 1 2
	calling super 1
	class methods 1
	declaring 1 2
	hidden arguments 1
	implementing 1 2
	inheriting 1
	instance methods 1
	naming conventions 1
	overriding 1
	return types 1 2
	returning values 1 2
	selecting 1
	specifying arguments 1
	using instance variables 1
minus sign (-) before method names 1
.mm extension 1 2

N

name spaces 1

naming conventions 1

Nil constant 1

nil constant 1 2

NO constant 1

NSClassFromString function 1

NSException 1 2 3

NSObject 1 2

NSSelectorFromString function 1

NSStringFromSelector function 1

O
object 1
object identifiers 1
Objective-C 1
Objective-C++ 1
objects 1
	allocating memory for 1
	anonymous 1
	creating 1
	customizing 1
	designated initializer 1
	dynamic typing 1 2
	examples 1
	initializing 1 2 3 4 5
	initializing a class object 1
	instance variables 1
	introspection 1
	method inheritance 1
	Protocol 1
	remote 1
	static typing 1
oneway type qualifier 1
out type qualifier 1
overriding methods 1

P
performSelector: method 1
performSelector:withObject: method 1
performSelector:withObject:withObject: method 1
plus sign (+) before method names 1
polymorphism
	defined 1
precompiled headers 1
preprocessor directives, summary of 1
@private directive 1 2 3 4
procedures. See methods
@protected directive 1 2 3 4
@protocol directive 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Protocol objects 1
protocols 1+
	adopting 1 2
	conforming to 1 2 3
	declaring 1 2
	formal 1
	forward references to 1 2
	incorporating other protocols 1+ 2
	informal 1
	naming conventions 1
	type checking 1
	uses of 1 2+
proxy objects 1
@public directive 1 2 3 4

R
receivers of messages
	and class names 1
	defined 1
	in messaging expression 1
	instance variables of 1
remote messages 1
remote objects 1
remote procedure calls (RPC) 1
respondsToSelector: method 1
return types
	and messaging 1
	and statically typed objects 1
	declaration of 1
root classes
	See also NSObject
	and class interface declarations 1
	and inheritance 1
	categories of 1
	declaration of 1

S
SEL data type 1 2
@selector() directive 1 2 3 4 5
selectors 1
	and messaging errors 1
	defined 1
self 1 2 3
Smalltalk 1
specialization 1
static type checking 1
static typing 1+
	and instance variables 1
	in interface files 1
	introduced 1
	to inherited classes 1
strings, declaring 1 2
subclasses 1
super variable 1 2 3
superclasses
	See also abstract classes
	and inheritance 1
	importing 1
synchronization 1+
	compiler switch 1 2
	exceptions 1
	mutexes 1
	system requirements 1 2
@synchronized() directive 1 2

T
target-action paradigm 1+
targets 1
this keyword 1
@throw directive 1 2 3
@try directive 1 2
type checking
	class types 1 2
	protocol types 1
type introspection 1
types defined by Objective-C 1

U

unsigned int data type 1

V

variable arguments 1

void data type 1

Y

YES constant 1

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