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diff --git a/objective-c.html.markdown b/objective-c.html.markdown index 9a11ebc8..406b2e92 100644 --- a/objective-c.html.markdown +++ b/objective-c.html.markdown @@ -405,6 +405,21 @@ MyClass *newVar = [classVar retain]; // If classVar is released, object is still @property (retain) MyClass *instance; // Release old value and retain a new one (strong reference). @property (assign) NSSet *set; // Pointer to new value without retaining/releasing old (weak reference). +// Because memory management can be a pain, Xcode 4.2 and iOS 4 introduced Automatic Reference Counting (ARC). +// ARC is a compiler feature that inserts retain, release, and autorelease automatically for you, so when using ARC, +// you must not use retain, relase, or autorelease. +MyClass *arcMyClass = [[MyClass alloc] init]; // Without ARC, you will need to call: [arcMyClass release] after +// you're done using arcMyClass. But with ARC, there is no need. It will insert this release statement for you. + +// As for the "assign" and "retain" @property attributes, with ARC you use "weak" and "strong". +@property (weak) MyClass *weakVar; // weak does not take ownership of object. If original instance's reference count +// is set to zero, weakVar will automatically receive value of nil to avoid application crashing. +@property (strong) MyClass *strongVar; // strong takes ownership of object. Ensures object will stay in memory to use. + +// For regular variables (not @property declared variables), use the following: +__strong NSString *strongString; // Default. Variable is retained in memory until it leaves it's scope. +__weak NSSet *weakSet; // Weak reference to existing object. When existing object is released, weakSet is set to nil. +__unsafe_unretained NSArray *unsafeArray; // Like __weak but unsafeArray not set to nil when existing object is released. ``` ## Further Reading |