What types of dispatching are implemented in this class?

In iOS development, two main types of dispatching are usually distinguished:

1. Static dispatching — when the method call is determined at compile time. This occurs when using regular methods and functions, where the compiler knows which specific method will be called.

2. Dynamic dispatching — when the method choice occurs at runtime. In Objective-C and Swift, this is implemented through the mechanism of dynamic method invocation (message dispatch), for example, when using protocols with default implementations, inheritance, and method overriding.

If a class uses, for example, method calls via objc_msgSend or method overriding, then dynamic dispatching is implemented. If calls are directly related to specific methods without polymorphism, then it is static dispatching.

Example of dynamic dispatching in Swift:

class Animal {
    func sound() {
        print("Some sound")
    }
}

class Dog: Animal {
    override func sound() {
        print("Bark")
    }
}

let animal: Animal = Dog()
animal.sound() // Will output "Bark" — a dynamic method call