ios - firstObject vs objectAtIndex:0

There is one key difference. Using firstObject returns nil if there is none. Using objectAtIndex:0 will crash your app(throws an exception) if there is no object there.From a user experience perspective, crashing is highly advocated against, so it is safer to use firstObject.

BUT the biggest pitfall: firstObject has been available since iOS 4, but was a private API until iOS 7.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21923281/ios-firstobject-vs-objectatindex0