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8.2.1 How does it work

The valueForKey searches the property 'key' in the following way: it first searches some getters (methods), and falls back to searching for instance's attributes if none where found; if you need to remember something, it is that methods are always preferred. The searches are made in the following order:

1. method getKey()
2. method key()
3. method _getKey()
4. method _key()
5. variable key
6. variable _key

The method takeValueForKey also searches setters, than attributes, in the following order:

1. method setKey()
2. method _setKey()
3. variable key
4. variable _key

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Release 0.9, documentation updated on March 4, 2006.

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