The names in angle brackets, define what *protocols* the interface *conforms 
to*.


> On 20 Ιαν 2015, at 21:39, Daniel DeCovnick <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I’m not 100% sure what you’re asking, so here’s a couple possible answers.
> 
> I’d pronounce that line “interface Root View Controller, subclassing U I 
> Table View Controller, conforming to the U I Table View Delegate and U I 
> Table View Data Source protocols.” Or possibly “subclasses/conforms to”, 
> depending on the context. 
> 
> The name of the punctuation is “angle brackets” or “less than/greater than” 
> (or, archaically, when together, “not equal to”, but if you say that, even 
> about the literal “<>”, it’s unlikely you’ll be understood). So if I was 
> describing the line to be typed in, I might instead say “at interface Root 
> View Controller, colon, U I Table View Controller, open angle bracket, U I 
> Table View Delegate, comma, U I Table View Data Source, close angle bracket."
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Daniel
> 
> On Jan 20, 2015, at 7:19 AM, Aaron Lewis <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> When you define an interface you can use '<>' to support delegates
>> 
>> @interface RootViewController : UITableViewController
>> <UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource>
>> 
>> How do you call/pronounce this '<>' syntax in english?
>> I'm trying to find more details on it, but I don't know how to search for it 
>> ..
>> 
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