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Is it possible to perform static method dispatching within a class?

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Answer from AI

In iOS (Objective-C and Swift), static method dispatching is possible for methods that are defined as static (class methods in Objective-C or static/class func in Swift). Such methods are called directly by class name and are resolved at compile time.

Unlike dynamic dispatch (used for instance methods and allows selecting the implementation at runtime), static dispatch is faster but less flexible.

Example in Swift:

class MyClass {
    static func staticMethod() {
        print("Static method")
    }

    func instanceMethod() {
        print("Instance method")
    }
}

MyClass.staticMethod() // call static method
let obj = MyClass()
obj.instanceMethod()   // call instance method

Thus, static dispatch in iOS classes is possible for static methods.