Is it possible to have a "#pragma mark" hierarchy?

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I use #pragma mark - Description frequently to organize my methods in Xcode. However, I find that sometimes I need to categories and subcategories for my methods, like this:

Public Methods

Helper Methods

aMethod

Other Type of Methods

anotherMethod

Private Methods

Some Type of Method

aPrivateMethod

Is this possible?

Any code that needs this should be simplified. – Sulthan Apr 30 '16 at 10:34 — Sulthan, Apr 30 '16 at 10:34

score 26 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 29 '12 at 20:09

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Simply only use the - before and after your main section to surround it in lines, exclude the dash for the subsections, and then the method names will show as always.

#pragma mark - Public Methods -
#pragma mark Helper Methods
- (void)aMethod{}
#pragma mark Other Type of Methods
- (void)anotherMethod{}

#pragma mark - Private Methods -
#pragma mark Some Type of Method
- (void)aPrivateMethod{}

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answered Oct 29 '12 at 20:09

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I preferred the way this worked in Xcode 3, where those same pragmas would actually show a hierarchy. – Steven Fisher Oct 29 '12 at 20:12
For some reason Xcode 4.5.1 would not show the first `#pragma` until a method was defined. – Joe Oct 29 '12 at 20:19

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 13 '18 at 11:35

You can use any of these combinations:

Hyphen before Description - Puts a separator above the description

#pragma mark - Description

Hyphen after Description - Puts a separator below the description

#pragma mark Description -

Hyphen before and after Description - Puts a separator above and below the description

#pragma mark - Description -

Also, if you just want separators and no descriptions, simply use #pragma mark or #pragma mark -.

Is it possible to have a "#pragma mark" hierarchy?

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