Xcode: Possible to auto-create stubs for methods required by Protocol interface?

Question

Coming from an Eclipse / Java background, one of my favorite features is the ability to quickly stub out all the methods required by an interface. In Eclipse, I can choose

Answer 1

Since the accepted answer's given link does not work anymore (and is redirected to an ad), here's another good explanation on how to use accessorizer to create protocol method stubs.

Answer 2

Your can create scripts for the scripting menu item in AppleScript, Perl, Python, Ruby, or any other scripting language that go in the scripting menu.

Your could place the insertion point in the .m file and have the script look up the corresponding .h file. Locate the protocols supported and so forth...

MacTech ran an article in 2007 Xcode Menu Scripts

Answer 3

Not the direсt answer, just hint:

Out of the box XCode can't.

But AppCode can.

It can do this things automatically (with your permission, of course).

If some methods of protocol marked as @required - AppCode will highlight the implementation and suggest to implement this methods.

@optional methods also available to implement automatically (shortcut: control + I).

Answer 4

Xcode 3.2 will autocomplete known method implementations. In other words, if the method is declared somewhere (for example, in a protocol), when you start to type it in a .m file, Xcode 3.2 will autocomplete the method signature for you. This isn't quite what you asked for, but it is awfully handy.

Answer 5

In My case Below style helps me much, In a sense solved my problem.

Suppose you have following method declaration:

+(DBManager*)getSharedInstance;

From Implementation file you start typing +ge and xcode will automatically choose method

+(DBManager*)getSharedInstance;

Answer 6

I'm also looking for a way to generate method stubs for the protocols in my header file. I checked out Accessorizer and it looks to be a handy tool but unless I missed something I didn't find a way to get it to generate method stubs for a protocol.

Eric, If you found another solution please post what you found. It's amazing to me that XCode doesn't already have this built into the IDE.