Objective-C Language Protocols and Delegates
Remarks
Protocols and Delegates are two related but different concept:
A Protocol is a interface a class can conforms to, meaning that class implements the listed methods.
A Delegate is typically an anonymous object that conforms to a protocol.
The application of Delegate called Delegation is a design pattern.
At one end we have the concept of Inheritance which creates a tight coupling between the subclass and its superclass whereas Delegation design pattern provides an alternative to avoid this tight coupling using which we can create a much looser relationship based on anonymous Delegate objects.
