@interface TestClass

@property NSString *someString;

@end

@implementation TestClass

// override the setter to print a message
- (void)setSomeString:(NSString *)newString {
    NSLog(@"Setting someString to %@", newString);
    // Make sure to access the ivar (default is the property name with a _ 
    // at the beginning) because calling self.someString would call the same
    // method again leading to an infinite recursion
    _someString = newString;
}

- (void)doSomething {
    // The next line will call the setSomeString: method
    self.someString = @"Test";
}

@end

- (NSString *)someString {
    if (_someString == nil) {
        _someString = [self getInitialValueForSomeString];
    }
    return _someString;
}

@interface Circle : NSObject

@property CGPoint origin;
@property CGFloat radius;
@property (readonly) CGFloat area;

@end

@implementation Circle

- (CGFloat)area {
    return M_PI * pow(self.radius, 2);
}

@end

@interface TestClass : NSObject {
    NSString *_someString;
    int _someInt;
}

-(NSString *)someString;
-(void)setSomeString:(NSString *)newString;

-(int)someInt;
-(void)setSomeInt:(NSString *)newInt;

@end


@implementation TestClass

-(NSString *)someString {
    return _someString;
}

-(void)setSomeString:(NSString *)newString {
    _someString = newString;
}

-(int)someInt {
    return _someInt;
}

-(void)setSomeInt:(int)newInt {
    _someInt = newInt;
}

@end

@interface TestClass

@property NSString *someString;
@property int someInt;

@end


@implementation testClass

@end

@synthesize someString=foo;    //names the instance variable "foo"
@synthesize someString;    //names it "someString"
@synthesize someString=_someString;        //names it "_someString"; the default if 
                                           //there is no @synthesize directive

[testObject setSomeString:@"Foo"];
NSLog(@"someInt is %d", [testObject someInt]);

testObject.someString = @"Foo";
NSLog(@"someInt is %d", testObject.someInt);

@interface Shape {
    NSUInteger numberOfSides;
    CGFloat sideWidth;

    UIImage * image;
}

// Initializer that takes initial values for the properties.
- (instancetype)initWithNumberOfSides:(NSUInteger)numberOfSides withWidth:(CGFloat)width;

// Method that allows to set both properties in once call.
// This is useful if setting these properties has expensive side-effects.
// Using a method to set both values at once allows you to have the side-
// effect executed only once.
- (void)setNumberOfSides:(NSUInteger)numberOfSides andWidth:(CGFloat)width;

// Properties using default attributes.
@property NSUInteger numberOfSides;
@property CGFloat sideWidth;

// Property using explicit attributes.
@property(strong, readonly) UIImage * image;

@end

@implementation AnObject

// The variable name of a property that is auto-generated by the compiler
// defaults to being the property name prefixed with an underscore, for
// example "_propertyName". You can change this default variable name using
// the following statement:
// @synthesize propertyName = customVariableName;

- (id)initWithNumberOfSides:(NSUInteger)numberOfSides withWidth:(CGFloat)width {
    if ((self = [self init])) {
       [self setNumberOfSides:numberOfSides andWidth:width];
    }

    return self;
}

- (void)setNumberOfSides:(NSUInteger)numberOfSides {
    _numberOfSides = numberOfSides;

    [self updateImage];
}

- (void)setSideWidth:(CGFloat)sideWidth {
    _sideWidth = sideWidth;

    [self updateImage];
}

- (void)setNumberOfSides:(NSUInteger)numberOfSides andWidth:(CGFloat)sideWidth {
    _numberOfSides = numberOfSides;
    _sideWidth = sideWidth;

    [self updateImage];
}

// Method that does some post-processing once either of the properties has
// been updated.
- (void)updateImage {
    ...
}

@end