Calling protocol methods on super

ios, iphone, objective-c, protocols, xcode

Solution

The UIScrollViewDelegate doesn't declare a method named `gestureRecognizerShouldBegin:gestureRecognizer:`.

But generally speaking, yes, its possible to call methods declared in protocols that the super class implements, but keep in mind that methods marked with `@optional` in the protocol aren't guaranteed to be implemented (you can check this via the `respondsToSelector:` method)

Problem

Can I call a protocol method from a child on its super class, even though the super class supports the protocol privately? Let's say I have a Class A which privately conforms to UIGestureRecognizerDelegate protocol. Class B inherits from Class A but when I tried to call [super gestureRecognizerShouldBegin:gestureRecognizer]; I get an error. Any idea?

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