Scope of parameter names in Objective C methods

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Published on 2010-06-16T06:04:14Z Indexed on 2010/06/16 6:12 UTC
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// myClass.h
@interface myClass : NSObject {
    int variable1;
}

- (int) addOne: (int)variable1;

//myClass.m
- (int) addOne: (int)variable1{
variable1++;
}

My question is: will [myClass addOne:aNumber] add 1 to aNumber or will it add 1 to the value of the ivar variable1?

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