Getting list of class methods

Question

I'm looking for a way to get a static methods list for a certain class. I only get a list of instance methods with the runtime function class_copyMethodList().

Is there a way to list static methods?

You mean a list of class methods? How about checking an every method using class_getClassMethod function with the method list from class_copyMethodList function? — Kazuki Sakamoto, Sep 08 '11 at 07:42
Thanks for response. But with class_copyMethodList I get only instance methods, static methods (defined with +) are not included. — Laurynas, Sep 08 '11 at 07:53

score 18 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 07 '22 at 03:44

Each Class is itself an Objective-C object, and in turn has an object which is (sort of) its class. You need to get this metaclass object (see also: "[objc explain]: Classes and Metaclasses"), and then ask that for its methods (which will be the class methods* you are after).

From the class_copyMethodList docs:

###Discussion To get the class methods of a class, use class_copyMethodList(object_getClass(cls), &count)

*There's no such thing as static methods in Obj-C.

Getting list of class methods

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