How do I declare class-level properties in Objective-C?

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properties have a specific meaning in Objective-C, but I think you mean something that’s equivalent to a static variable? E.g. only one instance for all types of Foo?

To declare class functions in Objective-C you use the + prefix instead of – so your implementation would look something like:

// Foo.h
@interface Foo {
}

+ (NSDictionary *)dictionary;

// Foo.m
+ (NSDictionary *)dictionary {
  static NSDictionary *fooDict = nil;
  if (fooDict == nil) {
    // create dict
  }
  return fooDict;
}

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