Automatically @synthesized properties in Xcode 4.4

Question

From the Xcode 4.4 release notes:

The compiler automatically calls @synthesize by default for unimplemented @properties

What exactly does the new default synthesizer look like? Does it create a variable of the same name as the property (or does it prefix it with an underscore, which seems to be a good practice, but required extra typing so far)?

Byrann

Answer 1

the default is @synthesize propertyName = _propertyName

Panel

-1 for Apple. How do I override this behaviour? Why can't this horrible underscore convention go away and die? – Burberry

@Burberry you can always write your own synthesize, same as you did before 4.4. Whats wrong with this convention though? – Panel

Yes, but there doesn't seem to be any way to change the automatically generated @synthesize. Which is inconsistent with the behaviour of @synthesize propertyName;. Don't get me started on underscores, or this will degenerate into a religious war. – Burberry

more reading on the subject: useyourloaf.com/blog/2012/08/01/… – Mcatee

@PawanSharma you can still use synthesize if you like, but why would you want to disable this? – Panel