This will load an array
- (id)initWithCoder:(NSCoder*) coder
{
self = [super initWithCoder: coder];
if (self) {
myArray=[coder decodeObjectForKey:@"myArray"];
}
return self;
}
What is the code that will call this function so that the array can be loaded?
The initWithCoder: methods are used for deserializing using NSCoding protocol, e.g. via [NSKeyedUnarchiver unarchiveObjectWithFile:]. For details see the Archives and Serializations Programming Guide, especially the Encoding and Decoding Objects section.
As DarkDust said, it's called when a NSUnarchiver or a NSKeyedUnarchiver is used. However, this is not necessarily the own case. One could actually implement a custom NSCoder and according NSDecoder .. e.g. to encode/decode yaml etc...
The most common use case is when loading nib files, as those contents are archived.
