what do all the +'s and -'s in Objective-C mean?

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in function signatures, like:

- (void)dealloc

?

thanks :)

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered May 04 '10 at 06:43

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The - denotes an instance method, while the + denotes a class method that doesn't belong to a specific instance.

answered May 04 '10 at 06:43

Marcelo Cantos

awesome, thanks! and if you don't have a + or a - then it's just a regular function (no associated class)? – mindthief May 04 '10 at 06:49
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If there's no + or -, it's not an Objective-C method (i.e, a C function). – zpasternack May 04 '10 at 07:13

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