【语法】interface 类名后加个括号是什么意思

@interface 类名后加个括号是什么意思   
例如
@interface AsyncSocket (Private) 
@interface NSObject (AsyncSocketDelegate)

Objective-C 2.0中的Category语法 ，Category提供了一种比继承（inheritance）更为简洁的方法来对class进行扩展，我们可以为任何已经存在的class添加方法。详见 Category

例：

UIApplication.h文件中的部分定义

@interface UIApplication (UILocalNotifications)
- (void)presentLocalNotificationNow:(UILocalNotification *)notification __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_NA,__IPHONE_4_0);
- (void)scheduleLocalNotification:(UILocalNotification *)notification __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_NA,__IPHONE_4_0);  // copies notification
- (void)cancelLocalNotification:(UILocalNotification *)notification __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_NA,__IPHONE_4_0);
- (void)cancelAllLocalNotifications __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_NA,__IPHONE_4_0);
@property(nonatomic,copy) NSArray *scheduledLocalNotifications __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_NA,__IPHONE_4_0);         // setter added in iOS 4.2
@end

@interface UIApplication (UIRemoteControlEvents)
- (void)beginReceivingRemoteControlEvents __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_NA,__IPHONE_4_0);
- (void)endReceivingRemoteControlEvents __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_NA,__IPHONE_4_0);

@end

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