A follow up of sorts to Cocoabuilder - ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
NSDictionary mutability test
from Cocoabuilder - (Bill Bumgarner) Re: NSDictionary mutability test
Performance
An NSMutableDictionary instance can be returned from a method declared
as returning (NSDictionary*) without risk that the client is going to
go and change the contents behind your back. If "test for mutability"
were common, then all kinds of methods across the 'kits would have
to -
copy the return value and, potentially, deeply.
also:Cocoabuilder - (Andy Lee) Re: NSDictionary mutability test
Yup. I just did a quick test using -[NSView subviews]. The return
type is NSArray*, but if you send -addSubview: to the view, the size
of the previously returned array grows by 1.
I would never assume a returned array is immutable just because the
declared return type of a method is NSArray*.
NSView advertising itself as returning an NSArray* but actually
returning a mutable class does have its sneaky consequences.
[[NSView subviews]
makeObjectsPerformSelector:@selector(removeFromSuperview)];
this fails with one of dear our old friends: Collection <NSCFArray:
0x128d4e0> was mutated while being enumerated.
we need:
NSArray *subviews = [[NSView subviews] copy];
[subviews makeObjectsPerformSelector:@selector(removeFromSuperview)];
Jonathan Mitchell
Central Conscious Unit
http://www.mugginsoft.com
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