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  @interface MYObject : NSObject
  @property (nonatomic, copy) NSString *foo;
  @property (nonatomic, copy) NSString *bar;
  @end

  @implementation MYObject
  @end

  - (MYObject *) buildMYObject {
      MYObject *object = [[MYObject alloc] init];
      [object setValuesForKeysWithDictionary:@{ @"foo": @"purple", @"bar": @"elephant" }];
      return object;
  }

  - (void) useMYObject {
      MYObject *builtObject = [self buildMYObject];
      NSLog(@"value: %@", builtObject.foo); // will print "value: purple"
      NSLog(@"value: %@", builtObject.bar); // will print "value: elephant"
  }