这两个方法常常会困惑我们，它们有什么区别呢？

定义

首先，我们来看看它们的定义。

isKindOfClass：

官方解释：Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver is an instance of given class or an instance of any class that inherits from that class.

isMemberOfClass：

官方解释：Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver is an instance of a given class.

使用

关于使用，在网上看到一个很形象的例子，这里就直接拿来用了。

这里有两个类，分别是继承于NSObject的Person，Person的Teacher

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>   

@interface Person : NSObject

{

    NSString *name;

}

-(void)setName:(NSString*)n;  

@end  

#import "Person.h"   

@implementation Person

-(void)setName:(NSString *)n

{

    name = n;

}  

@end

#import "Person.h"   

@interface Teacher : Person  

-(void)teach;  

@end  

#import "Teacher.h"   

@implementation Teacher

-(void)teach

{

    NSLog(@"我教数学");

}

@end

使用isKindOfClass的例子：

NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];

Person *person = [[Person alloc] init];

Teacher *teacher = [[Teacher alloc] init];  

//YES

if ([teacher isKindOfClass:[Teacher class]]) {

    NSLog(@"teacher 是 Teacher类或Teacher的子类");

}

//YES

if ([teacher isKindOfClass:[Person class]]) {

    NSLog(@"teacher 是 Person类或Person的子类");

}

//YES

if ([teacher isKindOfClass:[NSObject class]]) {

    NSLog(@"teacher 是 NSObject类或NSObject的子类");

}

[person release];

[teacher release];

[pool release];

输出结果：

2012-07-04 14:34:17.315 ObjectiveCTest[2595:f803] teacher 是 Teacher类或Teacher的子类

2012-07-04 14:34:17.316 ObjectiveCTest[2595:f803] teacher 是 Person类或Person的子类

2012-07-04 14:34:17.316 ObjectiveCTest[2595:f803] teacher 是 NSObject类或NSObject的子类

使用isMemberOfClass的例子：

NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];

   Person *person = [[Person alloc] init];

   Teacher *teacher = [[Teacher alloc] init];  

   //YES

   if ([teacher isMemberOfClass:[Teacher class]]) {

        NSLog(@"teacher Teacher类的成员");

   }

   //NO

   if ([teacher isMemberOfClass:[Person class]]) {

       NSLog(@"teacher Person类的成员");

   }

   //NO

   if ([teacher isMemberOfClass:[NSObject class]]) {

       NSLog(@"teacher NSObject类的成员");

   }

   [person release];

   [teacher release];

   [pool release];

输出结果：

2012-07-04 14:23:07.965 ObjectiveCTest[2460:f803] teacher Teacher类的成员

看了这两个例子，应该就会明白了。