iOS difference between isKindOfClass and isMemberOfClass

Question

What is the difference between the isKindOfClass:(Class)aClass and the isMemberOfClass:(Class)aClass functions? I know it is something small like,

Answer 1

Because of class clusters, isMemberOfClass can give you an answer you might not expect. In many cases your best choice is more likely to be -(BOOL)conformsToProtocol:(SEL)aSelector or - (BOOL)conformsToProtocol:(Protocol*)aProtocol. I.e, it's better to test these if they can answer your need rather than testing class/subclass.

See apple doc for NSObject class and protocol:

http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/Classes/NSObject_Class/Reference/Reference.html#//apple_ref/occ/cl/NSObject

http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/Protocols/NSObject_Protocol/Reference/NSObject.html#//apple_ref/occ/intf/NSObject