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Getting list of class methods

I'm looking for a way to get a static methods list for a certain class. I only get a list of instance methods with the runtime function class_copyMethodList().

Is there a way to list static methods?

Solution

  • Each Class is itself an Objective-C object, and in turn has an object which is (sort of) its class. You need to get this metaclass object (see also: "[objc explain]: Classes and Metaclasses"), and then ask that for its methods (which will be the class methods* you are after).

    From the class_copyMethodList docs:

    ###Discussion To get the class methods of a class, use class_copyMethodList(object_getClass(cls), &count)

    *There's no such thing as static methods in Obj-C.