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Index

A number represents a single reference to a topic.

A number with a "+" sign represents a longer discussion of a topic.

Symbols   A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   M   N   O   P   R   S   T   U   V   Y   

Symbols

+ (plus sign) before method names 1

- (minus sign) before method names 1

// marker comment 1

@"" directive (string declaration) 1 2

_cmd 1 2 3 4 5 6

__cplusplus preprocessor constant 1

__OBJC__ preprocessor constant 1

A
abstract classes 1+ 2
action messages 1
adaptation 1
adopting a protocol 1 2
alloc method 1 2
allocating memory 1
allocWithZone: method 1
anonymous objects 1
argument types
	and dynamic binding 1
	and selectors 1
	declaring 1
	encoding 1
	in declarations 1
arguments
	during initialization 1
	hidden 1 2
	in remote messages 1
	specifying 1
	type modifiers 1
	variable 1

B
behaviors
	inheriting 1
	of Cocoa objects 1
	of NSObject class 1
	overriding 1
BOOL data type 1
bycopy type qualifier 1 2
byref type qualifier 1 2

C
.c extension 1 2
C language support 1
C++ language support 1+
@catch() directive 1 2 3
categories 1+
	See also subclasses
	and informal protocols 1
	declaration of 1+
	declaring 1
	defining 1
	implementation of 1+
	loading dynamically 1
	naming conventions 1
	of root classes 1
	scope of variables 1
	uses of 1 2
Class data type 1 2
@class directive 1 2 3 4 5
class method 1
class methods
	and selectors 1
	and static variables 1
	declaration of 1 2
	defined 1
	of root class 1
	using self 1
class object
	defined 1
	initializing 1
class objects 1+
	and root class 1
	and root instance methods 1 2
	and static typing 1
	as receivers of messages 1
	variables and 1
classes 1+
	root. See root classes
	abstract 1
	and inheritance 1 2
	and instances 1
	and namespaces 1
	declaring 1+ 2 3
	defining 1+ 2
	designated initializer of 1
	examples 1
	identifying 1
	implementation of 1 2
	instance methods 1
	interfaces 1
	introspection 1 2
	loading dynamically 1
	naming conventions 1
	subclasses 1
	superclass 1
	uses of 1
comment marker (//) 1
compiler directives, summary of 1
conforming to protocols 1
conformsToProtocol: method 1 2
const type qualifier 1
conventions of this book 1+
customization with class objects 1+

D

data members. See instance variables

data structures. See instance variables

data types defined by Objective-C 1

designated initializer 1+

development environment 1

directives, summary of 1+

dispatch tables 1

dispatching messages 1

distributed objects 1

doesNotRecognizeSelector: method 1

dynamic binding 1+

dynamic loading 1

dynamic typing 1

E
@encode() directive 1 2 3 4
encoding methods 1
@end directive 1 2 3 4 5 6
exceptions 1+
	catching 1
	clean-up processing 1
	compiler switch 1 2
	exception handler 1
	nesting exception handlers 1
	NSException 1 2 3
	synchronization 1
	system requirements 1 2
	throwing 1 2

F
@finally directive 1 2 3
formal protocols 1 2
	See also protocols
forwarding messages 1+
forwardInvocation: method 1

G

GNU Compiler Collection 1

H

.h extension 1 2 3 4

hidden arguments 1 2

I
id data type 1
	and method declarations 1
	and static typing 1 2
	as default method return type 1
	of class objects 1
	overview 1
IMP data type 1
@implementation directive 1 2 3 4
implementation files 1 2
implementation
	of classes 1+ 2
	of methods 1 2
#import directive 1 2 3 4
in type qualifier 1 2
#include directive 1
#include directive See #import directive
informal protocols 1
	See also protocols
inheritance 1+
	and forwarding 1
	of instance variables 1
	of interface files 1
init method 1 2
initialize method 1
initializing objects 1 2
inout type qualifier 1 2
instance methods 1
	and selectors 1
	declaration of 1
	declaring 1
	naming conventions 1
	syntax 1
instance variables
	declaring 1 2 3
	defined 1
	encapsulation 1
	inheriting 1+ 2
	initializing