Creating an object and setting a property in one line or two [duplicate]

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I want to set a property but I'm not sure what is the best way to do it. I can think of two ways to do this. By creating an object, storing it in a variable, and setting the property:

PropertyClass *myProperty = [[PropertyClass alloc] init];
self.myClassProperty = myProperty

Or by creating and setting in one line:

self.myClassProperty = [[PropertyClass alloc] init];

Are there any reasons one way is actually better/safer/faster/etc.? Is there a better way than the two I listed above? I'm not sure if this makes a difference but this would be the first time the property is set.

Answer 1

They are equal but I always use the second one. Or the following

self.myClassProperty = [PropertyClass new];

The reason - in one line of code it is more difficult to make some stupid error. Also it is easier to read.