How does Objective-C support dynamic method resolution?

Updated May 17, 2026

Short answer

Runtime can dynamically add method implementations before forwarding occurs.

Deep explanation

Before message forwarding, runtime calls resolveInstanceMethod:. Developers can dynamically attach implementations using class_addMethod. This enables dynamic behavior injection.

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