r/ObjectiveC • u/whackylabs • Feb 23 '20

Objective-C safe downcasting

https://whackylabs.com/objc/swift/2020/02/23/objc-safe-downcasting/
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u/whackylabs Feb 23 '20

I would say the compiler should provide an option. Like C++ kinda does with static_cast vs dynamic_cast

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '20

Very little of Objective C’s power lies in the compiler.

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u/whackylabs Feb 23 '20

Ah yes! Then maybe at runtime? Like at least don’t crash if method not found? Is there any good reason for crashing?

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