ios - newbie trying to declare a method taking a string parameter and getting syntax error
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I am trying to declare a function in my .h file that looks like this:

    -(*NSString) encode: (NSString*) unencodedString; 

and I get a syntax error: 

    expected a type

Here is my .m header for this function:

    - (NSString*)encode: (NSString*) unencodedString

and here is how I am trying to call it:

    EncodingUtil *encode_object = [[EncodingUtil alloc] init];
    NSString *encoded_company_name = [encode_object encode: name];

Could someone please help me understand what I am doing wrong and how to fix it? 

Thanks! 