Does a private @property create an @private instance variable?
I've read that @synthesize will automatically create corresponding instance variables for @property and that ivars are @protected by default. But, what if I use a class extension (like below) to indicate that the @property methods are to be private? // Photo.m @interface Photo () @property (nonatomic, retain) NSMutableData *urlData; @end Will the corresponding ivar then be @private ? Or should I explicitly declare it as @private like so? // Photo.h @interface Photo : Resource { @private NSMutableData *urlData; } @private instance variables are a compile-time-only feature. Given that the