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While reading THIS question and accepted answer for the question, I was unable to get the difference between these two types of methods. Actually got the point by reading the example, but then, I was not able to write my own static method.
I tried googling create static method in objective c static methods
Which returned me links to THIS and THIS question. But, the example here are CLASS methods as per the first link in the question. Which is confusing me.
Can anyone here show me how do I create a static method which is not a class method ?
Any light on this would be appreciated.
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could I also use it as a.f outside the class? Yes. You can use the static method if it is declared as public : public static void f() { // ... }
A static method belongs to the class rather than object of a class. A static method can be invoked without the need for creating an instance of a class.
Static methods are the methods in Java that can be called without creating an object of class. They are referenced by the class name itself or reference to the Object of that class.
A static method can only access static data members and static methods of another class or same class but cannot access non-static methods and variables.
The problem you are having is the following - there are no static methods in Obj-C, that's why you cannot create them.
The difference between static and class methods is a difference between language concepts. You can find static methods in languages like Java or C++, you will find class methods in languages like Obj-C and Ruby.
The principal difference is that
Static methods are shared between all instances (this doesn't exist in Obj-C). They are dispatched statically (at compile time) depending on the type of the variable.
Class method is a method on a class. In languages like Obj-C and Ruby a class itself is an instance of another class (metaclass). Using + before a method declaration means the method will be defined on the class. Technically, it's just an instance method, just on a different object.
Don't worry if you don't understand the concept of class method perfectly, it takes time. To simplify, you can consider it as a method shared between instances, but it can be overriden in subclasses.
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