@@ -295,49 +295,57 @@
  *
  * @brief The protocol which all root classes implement.
  */
 @protocol OFObject
 /*!
- * @brief The class of the object.
- */
-# ifndef __cplusplus
-@property (readonly, nonatomic) Class class;
-# else
-@property (readonly, nonatomic, getter=class) Class class_;
-# endif
-
-/*!
- * @brief The superclass of the object.
- */
-@property OF_NULLABLE_PROPERTY (readonly, nonatomic) Class superclass;
-
-/*!
- * @brief A 32 bit hash for the object.
+ * @brief Returns the class of the object.
+ *
+ * @return The class of the object
+ */
+- (Class)class;
+
+/*!
+ * @brief Returns the superclass of the object.
+ *
+ * @return The superclass of the object
+ */
+- (nullable Class)superclass;
+
+/*!
+ * @brief Returns a 32 bit hash for the object.
  *
  * Classes containing data (like strings, arrays, lists etc.) should reimplement
  * this!
  *
  * @warning If you reimplement this, you also need to reimplement @ref isEqual:
  *	    to behave in a way compatible to your reimplementation of this
  *	    method!
- */
-@property (readonly, nonatomic) uint32_t hash;
-
-/*!
- * @brief The retain count.
- */
-@property (readonly, nonatomic) unsigned int retainCount;
-
-/*!
- * @brief Whether the object is a proxy object.
- */
-@property (readonly, nonatomic) bool isProxy;
-
-/*!
- * @brief Whether the object allows weak references.
- */
-@property (readonly, nonatomic) bool allowsWeakReference;
+ *
+ * @return A 32 bit hash for the object
+ */
+- (uint32_t)hash;
+
+/*!
+ * @brief Returns the retain count.
+ *
+ * @return The retain count
+ */
+- (unsigned int)retainCount;
+
+/*!
+ * @brief Returns whether the object is a proxy object.
+ *
+ * @return Whether the object is a proxy object
+ */
+- (bool)isProxy;
+
+/*!
+ * @brief Returns whether the object allows weak references.
+ *
+ * @return Whether the object allows weak references
+ */
+- (bool)allowsWeakReference;
 
 /*!
  * @brief Returns a boolean whether the object of the specified kind.
  *
  * @param class_ The class whose kind is checked
@@ -529,10 +537,21 @@
 @property (class, readonly, nonatomic) OFString *className;
 @property (class, readonly, nullable, nonatomic) Class superclass;
 @property (class, readonly, nonatomic) OFString *description;
 # endif
 
+# ifdef __cplusplus
+@property (readonly, nonatomic) Class class;
+# else
+@property (readonly, nonatomic, getter=class) Class class_;
+#endif
+@property OF_NULLABLE_PROPERTY (readonly, nonatomic) Class superclass;
+@property (readonly, nonatomic) uint32_t hash;
+@property (readonly, nonatomic) unsigned int retainCount;
+@property (readonly, nonatomic) bool isProxy;
+@property (readonly, nonatomic) bool allowsWeakReference;
+
 /*!
  * @brief The name of the object's class.
  */
 @property (readonly, nonatomic) OFString *className;