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Subject: Re: Is my analysis of this simple issue correct?
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Jon Rossen <jonr17@comcast.net> writes:

> As a relative beginner in all of this, I'd really appreciate it if
> someone could give me some feedback as to whether my analysis of the
> issue I ran into is correct.
>
> The explanation for this seems really simple, and I think I know what
> it is but I'm not 100% sure. I'm seeing for a simple expression, I get
> an error when I use bracket/message syntax but using dot.notation is
> fine.
>
> I have a simple method, and it's using the parent class's getter to
> tweak an ivar.  Here's the line in question:
>
> I can do this with no error:   self.x = self.x * m;
> of this with no error:         self.x = [self x] * m;
>
> But I can't do this:          [self x] = self.x * m;
> or this:                      [self x] = [self x] * m;
>
> The error I get here:   "Assigning to 'readonly' return result of an
> Objective-C message not allowed"
>
> The error makes sense and when thinking about I thought to myself
> DOH!!!! (a few times).
>
> The reason why dot notation works on the result is that the dot
> notation syntax can sort of 'morph' between setter and getter by use
> of the '=' to assign a value..voila you have the setter.  That's
> essentially what the examples with 'self.x = blah blah blah' is doing,
> and it's valid.
>
> For [self x], the message syntax is one of a getter and thus is
> readonly.  So, therefore in order to use message syntax you have to
> follow through with it properly and use the setter: Put the code on
> the right of the '=' as the argument to the setter method:  In other
> words:
> [self setX:self.x * m];
>
> Is my assessment of this pretty much correct?

Yes.

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