Dot Operator in Objective-C 2.0

Question

Just picking up Objective-C 2.0 and wanted to know if there is any advantage in using the dot operator for accessing properties instead of the "old" way. Short example of what I mean.

"old" way:

 [myFraction setNumerator: 1];
 [myFraction setDenominator: 3];

"new" way:

 myFraction.numerator = 1;
 myFraction.denominator = 3;

Thanks!

Rodrigo

Answer 1

The only difference is ease of typing and readability. The opinion of which is more readable differs from person to person :)

Answer 2

I use the dot syntax when I'm descending an object and use the bracket to actually set a property.

Like so:

[self.view setFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 480)];

Instead of:

[[self view] setFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 480)];