Objective-c: Questions about self = [super init]

Question

I have seen self = [super init] in init methods. I don\'t understand why. Wouldn\'t [super init] return the superclass? And if we point

Answer 1

Every method that you declare has two hidden parameters: self and _cmd.

The following method:

- (id)initWithString:(NSString *)aString;

is converted by the compiler to the following function call:

id initWithString(id self, SEL _cmd, NSString *aString);

see this link for more:

http://www.cocoawithlove.com/2009/04/what-does-it-mean-when-you-assign-super.html