GBIvarData Class Reference

Inherits from	GBModelBase : NSObject
Declared in	GBIvarData.h GBIvarData.m

Overview

Describes an ivar

Tasks

Initialization & disposal

+ ivarDataWithComponents: Returns autoreleased instance of the ivar data from given array of components.
– initWithDataFromComponents: Initializes the ivar data from given array of components.

Ivar data

nameOfIvar The name of the ivar. property
ivarTypes The array of all ivar type tokens in the order of parsing. property

Other Methods

– mergeDataFromObject: Merges all data from the given object.

Properties

ivarTypes

The array of all ivar type tokens in the order of parsing.

@property (retain) NSArray *ivarTypes

Declared In

GBIvarData.h

nameOfIvar

The name of the ivar.

@property (retain) NSString *nameOfIvar

Declared In

GBIvarData.h

Class Methods

ivarDataWithComponents:

Returns autoreleased instance of the ivar data from given array of components.

+ (id)ivarDataWithComponents:(NSArray *)components

Parameters

components: Components array to setup the data from.

Return Value

Returns initialized instance.

Discussion

Components array should contain all ivar type tokens and ivar name as the last entry. Types are copied to ivarTypes property and name to ivarName property.

Exceptions

NSException: Thrown if the given array of components is nil or has only one entry.

Declared In

GBIvarData.h

Instance Methods

initWithDataFromComponents:

Initializes the ivar data from given array of components.

- (id)initWithDataFromComponents:(NSArray *)components

Parameters

components: Components array to setup the data from.

Return Value

Returns initialized instance.

Discussion

Components array should contain all ivar type tokens and ivar name as the last entry. Types are copied to ivarTypes property and name to ivarName property.

Exceptions

NSException: Thrown if the given array of components is nil or has only one entry.

Declared In

GBIvarData.h

mergeDataFromObject:

Merges all data from the given object.

- (void)mergeDataFromObject:(id)source

Parameters

source: Source object to merge from.

Discussion

Source object is left unchanged. If the same object is passed in, nothing happens. Subclasses should override and add their own specifics, however they should send super object the message as well! Here's overriden method example:

- (void)mergeDataFromObject:(GBModelBase *)source {
	// source data validation here...
	[super mergeDataFromObject:source];
	// merge custom data here...
}

Declared In

GBModelBase.h@71 -> GBIvarData.m