Why does Objective-C allow a semicolon at the end of a method definition? [duplicate]

Question

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Semicolon after the method name in Objective-C implementation file

- (id)initWithNibName:(NSString *)nibNameOrNil bundle:(NSBundle *)nibBundleOrNil;
{
    self = [super initWithNibName:nibNameOrNil bundle:nibBundleOrNil];
    if (self) {
        // Custom initialization
    }
    return self;
}

Why I add ; at the end of the function is also correct?

Answer 1

It's an Objective-C convenience. It's so that you can copy/paste the method signature line from your header file. It's one of those things that has been around since the NeXTStep days.