NSObjectProtocol

Protocol defining the core interface for objects in mulle-objc. Inherits from MulleObjCRuntimeObject.

Optional Methods

Basic Object Methods

• -self - Used by faults, not necessarily thread-safe

Class Introspection (Thread-safe)

• -superclass
• -class
• +class
• -isProxy
• -isKindOfClass:
• -isMemberOfClass:

AAO Support

• +instantiate

Object Lifecycle

• +new
• +alloc
• -init
• -dealloc
• -finalize
• -autorelease (thread-safe)

Protocol and Method Introspection (Thread-safe)

• -conformsToProtocol:
• -respondsToSelector:
• +instanceMethodForSelector:
• -methodForSelector:

Method Invocation (Thread-safe)

• -performSelector:
• -performSelector:withObject:
• -performSelector:withObject:withObject:

Collection Support

• -hash
• -isEqual:

String Representation

• -UTF8String - mulle extension

Zones (Deprecated)

• -zone - Always returns NULL

Instance Type

• -immutableInstance

Internal Support

• -_pushToParentAutoreleasePool

Additional Protocol

MullePropertyObserving

For classes using observable properties: - -willChange - Called by generated setters before change

Note: Many methods are marked with MULLE_OBJC_THREADSAFE_METHOD. The called methods may not be thread-safe - it’s performSelector’s duty to check that.