Original discussion pre-pended to ParseErrorAtCertainNameNeedHelp, which contains other examples of how to fix a ParseError

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Hopefully the following list will expand into a bestiary of typical causes for parse errors, concisely described…

The ParseError can happen during compilation for a number of common reasons:

*Many (if not most) of your typical garden-variety C syntax errors.

• The compiler absolutely must be informed about every type before you use it. Many parse errors occur simply because you have failed to declare a variable properly, particularly instance variables. This can happen, for example, if you have not imported a required header.

• A ParseError will also appear, for example, if you fail to use @ to tag a constant NSString instance where one is expected.