@implementation NewMeetMenu

- (id)init {
    if ((self = [super init])) {
        thisMatch = [Match thisMatch];
    }
    return self;
}

@end

#import
#import "Match.h"
@class Cycle363;

@interface NewMeetMenu : UIViewController{
    IBOutlet UIScrollView *scroller;

    //Define textfields
    UITextField *meetField;
    UITextField *teamField;
    UITextField *stackerField;

    Match *thisMatch = [Match thisMatch];
}
//Properties of textfields
@property (nonatomic, strong) IBOutlet UITextField *meetField;
@property (nonatomic, strong) IBOutlet UITextField *teamField;
@property (nonatomic, strong) IBOutlet UITextField *stackerField;

//Properties of pop-up window
//@property (retain, nonatomic) UIWindow *window;
//@property (retain, nonatomic) Cycle363 *viewController;

//Methods to close the text-field keyboards when done
-(IBAction)meetFieldDone:(id)sender;
-(IBAction)teamFieldDone:(id)sender;
-(IBAction)stackerFieldDone:(id)sender;

"Match.h"
#import 

@interface Match : NSObject {
    NSString *meetName;
}

//Corresponding getText from textFields
@property (nonatomic, copy) NSString *meetName;

+ (id)thisMatch;

@end

"Match.m"
#import "Match.h"

static Match *thisISMatch = nil;

@implementation Match

@dynamic meetName;

+ (id)thisMatch {
    @synchronized(self) {
        if (thisISMatch == nil)
            thisISMatch = [[self alloc] init];
    }
    return thisISMatch;
}

- (id)init {
    if (self = [super init]) {
        meetName = [[NSString alloc] initWithString:@"Default Property Value"];
    }
    return self;
}

@end

Then I try to use the code by referencing the singleton in another class’s header file:

Match *thisMatch = [Match thisMatch];

This is the line that is being troublesome. The error I mentioned is on this equal sign.

I tried emulating what you wrote in my code (ARC supported) but I’m getting an “Expected ‘;’ at end of declaration list” error on the singleton instantiation/declaration: MyManager *sharedManager = [MyManager sharedManager]; (The error is pointing at the equal’s sign)

I’m definitely not missing any semi-colons, do you have any idea what else might cause that error?

One question… is there any issue with using a pattern like this to manage async communication with an outside web service? Being that the singleton is not really retained and only used for the intended process, does that process remain open to receive callbacks upon async completion of a process?

Thanks Matt!