objc_allocateProtocol(_:)

Declaration

func objc_allocateProtocol(_ name: UnsafePointer<CChar>) -> Protocol?

Parameters

• name:

  The name of the protocol you want to create.

Return Value

A new protocol instance or nil if a protocol with the same name as name already exists.

Discussion

You must register the returned protocol instance with the objc_registerProtocol(_:) function before you can use it.

There is no dispose method associated with this function.

See Also

Working with Protocols

• objc_getProtocol(_:)
• objc_copyProtocolList(_:)
• objc_registerProtocol(_:)
• protocol_addMethodDescription(_:_:_:_:_:)
• protocol_addProtocol(_:_:)
• protocol_addProperty(_:_:_:_:_:_:)
• protocol_getName(_:)
• protocol_isEqual(_:_:)
• protocol_copyMethodDescriptionList(_:_:_:_:)
• protocol_getMethodDescription(_:_:_:_:)
• protocol_copyPropertyList(_:_:)
• protocol_getProperty(_:_:_:_:)
• protocol_copyProtocolList(_:_:)
• protocol_conformsToProtocol(_:_:)