objective-c : make a property read-only to other objects but fully accessible to your own class

snippet.m

//make a property read-only to other objects but fully accessible to your own class


//.h file

//readonly
@property (nonatomic, readonly, strong) NSMutableArray *searchResults;


//.m file
//new class extension inside .m

//readwrite
@property (nonatomic, readwrite, strong) NSMutableArray *searchResults;

//synthesize the properties
@synthesize searchResults = _searchResults;