Re: Is it possible for a subclass to set the ivar of its base class?

[Manoah F. Adams]

On Sep 24, 2016, at 08:11:00, Patrick J. Collins wrote:

I am trying to change the behavior of a library by subclassing one of the files, but am finding this is not working because I can't access (change) one

of the internal instance variables.

To illustrate my problem:

 Rofl *rofl = [[Rofl alloc] init];
 [rofl otherSetWut:123];
 [rofl speak];

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   @implementation Lol {
       int _wut;
   }

   -(void)setWut:(int)wut {
       _wut = wut;
       // side effects I do not want.
   }

   -(void)speak {
       NSLog(@"so wut up? %i", _wut);
   }

   @end

 ----

   @implementation Rofl {
       int _wut;
   }

   -(void)otherSetWut:(int)wut {
       _wut = wut;
   }

   @end

 ----



How can I make it so that I will get the desired 123 output?

Thanks!

Patrick J. Collins
http://collinatorstudios.com

When I run this, I get 0 instead of 123. Is there a way I can get access to the _wut ivar in the base class so that I will

They should be using a separate method for actual operations.







Manoah F. Adams
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For one thing, I would avoid knowingly shadowing an iVar, as I don't see a benefit, and indeed, as I see it, it is preventing you from reaching the one the superclass is using. More importantly, if the superclass is indeed providing unwanted side- effects, then there is likely a design issue with that class -- in so far as the setter is doing too much. Further, bypassing the setter, when the rest of the superclass uses it (which is likely, though not necessarily true) will cause the super- class's code to behave improperly, so before using the runtime to directly modify it, check the bass class code to make sure it is not internally using the setter. <https://secure.comodo.com/products/frontpage?area=SecureEmailCertificate >

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