Error accessing generated ivars when I override setters and getters in Modern Objective-C

Question

I know now the new Objective-C compiler lets you not need to synthesize your properties anymore. I have one file that has two classes in it. My .h for a simple helper clas

Answer 1

Here is the results of some testing I did last year: iOS automatic @synthesize without creating an ivar.

In short, you need to use @synthesize or declare an iVar explicitly.