Copying an object with self

[MarkReid]

Suppose for a moment I have the following code segment -

Code: (Objective-C)

newRect.origin = [origin copy];

vs.

Code: (Objective-C)

newRect.origin = [self.origin copy];

What's really the difference between these two? One uses the setter and getter method I think but I don't quite understand what affect that would have on a copy of on object.

[skochan]

The both use the setter.  One sends the copy message directly to the instance variable, the other to the result from the getter method.  There would only be a difference here if the getter that was synthesized did something other than just return the value of the corresponding instance variable.


Cheers,

Steve Kochan