What is the difference between _name and self.name if name was a NSString

Question

What is the defference if I called

NSString *theNameToDisplay = _name;

or

NSString *theNameToDisplay = self.name;
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Answer 1

Before asking such question you had better read any objective c properties tutorial...try this http://www.raywenderlich.com/2712/using-properties-in-objective-c-tutorial or any other. If you created a property you must(ok, should) access an ivar through it so that setter method is called:

- (void)setMyProp:(NSArray *)myProp {
   [myProp retain];
   [_myProp release];
   _myProp = myProp;
}