Unindexed, unkeyed subscript assignment syntax for ObjC objects

Originator:rix.rob
Number:rdar://14012514 Date Originated:29-May-2013 12:25 PM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:Developer Tools Product Version:Xcode 4.6.2 (4H1003)
Classification:Enhancement Reproducible:Not Applicable
 
Summary:
ObjC currently supports indexed and keyed subscript methods for access and assignment:

array[0];
array[0] = value;
dictionary[@"key"];
dictionary[@"key"] = value;

I would like to add unindexed, unkeyed assignment syntax to that list:

array[] = value;

Regardless of what message selector this would be mapped onto, it would be intended to be used on e.g. NSMutableArray and NSMutableSet as a synonym for -addObject:. It would not be implemented on NSMutableDictionary, since assignment to a dictionary without a key does not make sense.

I do not know if an additional access syntax would make sense:

id object = set[];

If so, I would presume this would effectively be a synonym for -anyObject.


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Comments

duped as rdar://14012537


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