Objective-C set default value for a property

Question

I\'m making an app, and I have a class with quite a lot properties and I was wondering if it was possible to give them a default value. Because if I make an init method, it\'s a

Answer 1

Yes, you can override getter in case to set default value before property was inited.

For example, define property in .h file:

@interface MySegmentedControl : UISegmentedControl
@property (assign, nonatomic) CGFloat systemFontOfSize;
@end

and override getter and set default value under implementation in .m file:

@implementation MySegmentedControl    
-(CGFloat) systemFontOfSize
{
    return _systemFontOfSize ? _systemFontOfSize : 17.0f;
}    
@end