What is the @package compiler directive for Cocoa?

Question

I see a @package

lot in Apple's header files, but for the life of me, I can't find an authoritative source that describes its meaning.

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Shaggy frog 28 Aug '09 at 7:44

1 answer

John feminella · Accepted Answer · 2009-08-28T08:03:46+0000

@package

is a scope declaration for a specific class member. There are four:

@public

: available everywhere.
@protected

... Available in the class that defines it and inherits the classes.
@private

... Available in the class that defines it.
@package

: in 64-bit, for example @public

, but only within the same structure; in 32-bit, identical @public

.