On Nov 3, 2008, at 11:30 AM, Gordon Apple wrote:
Is "self" even defined for a class object?
`self` is the class object when you are in a class method.
If so, should case 1 (or similar) be the assumed implementation for all of Cocoa? If not, then, IMHO, the docs in general should specify which is is for each factory method.
You can't (safely) assume. Your contract with the class is the API doc. In the case where the API doc is ambiguous or incorrect, the best solution is to file a bug against the doc, and hope that someone on the list can clarify ;-)
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