P

parameters, Declaring a method–A variable number of parameters, Naming collisions

method declaration and, Declaring a method–A variable number of parameters

naming collisions and, Naming collisions

parent classes, Classes, Inheritance and Subtyping, Special receivers, Variables, Writing creation methods–Sample code for initialization, Class Objects

inheritance from, Inheritance and Subtyping

overriding designated initializers, Writing creation methods–Sample code for initialization

super variable and, Special receivers, Variables

super_class pointer and, Class Objects

-perform: method, Selectors, Sending messages

-performSelector: method, Sending messages

-performv:: method, Sending messages

permissions, access, Declaring an interface, Access modifiers, Access Permissions

key-value coding and, Access Permissions

pointer parameter qualifiers, Pointer Parameter Qualifiers

+poseAs: method, Posing

+poseAsClass: method, Posing

preprocessor directives, Preprocessor Symbols

preprocessor symbols, Constants

@private access keyword, Access modifiers

private methods, Private methods

@protected access keyword, Access modifiers

@protocol directive, Types, Class Declarations and Definitions, Forward Declarations, Expanding Directives, Protocol Objects

forward declarations, Forward Declarations

runtime environment and, Protocol Objects

starting method declarations, Class Declarations and Definitions

protocol objects, Checking for conformity to a protocol, Protocol Objects

Protocol type, Types

protocols, Protocols–Informal protocols, Declaring a protocol, Adopting a protocol, Checking for conformity to a protocol, Informal protocols, Writing copy methods, Writing copy methods, Writing copy methods

adopting, Writing copy methods

checking for conformity to, Checking for conformity to a protocol

declaring, Declaring a protocol

implementing, Adopting a protocol

informal, Informal protocols

NSCopying, Writing copy methods

NSMutableCopying, Writing copy methods

@public access keyword, Access modifiers