Why to use [super init] in Objective C constructors?

Question

Say I have a class named Item. Which is a superclass of NewsItem and TwitterItem.

If I want to create some NewsItem\'s do I have to use (inside constructor)

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Answer 1

since your custom object will at least inherit from the mothers of all Objects: NSObject, you have to call '[super init];' 'super' simply does call the init Method of its superclass