I recommend not prefixing method names with `get`. The `get` prefix in Objective-C has a very specific usage; for methods that pass arguments by reference. Check out `-[UIColor getRed:green:blue:alpha:]` for example.

http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/UIKit/Reference/UIColor_Class/Reference/Reference.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40006892-CH3-SW47