NSArray will retain each object as it is added to the array. It will
send each object a release message when it ( the NSArray ) is
deallocated.
Similarly NSObject will not forward retain messages to it's instance
variables. They are retained once (in the setter) and released either
when NSObject is deallocated (in your dealloc method) or when a new
value is set for that ivar:
- (void) setSomeIvar: (NSObject*) object
{
[object retain]; // hold onto the new value for our ivar because we
want to keep it around
[myIvarObject release]; // get rid of the old value for our ivar
myIvarObject = object; // assign the new value to the old
}
Later,
Guy
On 28-Apr-07, at 8:58 PM, Todd Heberlein wrote:
My questions are: (1) When an NSArray object is sent a "retain"
message, is that message also sent to all the objects it contains?
(2) When a subclass of an NSObject receives a "retain" message,
does it forward the message to each instance variable in the object?
As example, suppose there is an EvilCorp, which has an array of
showrooms, each showroom has an array of cars, and each car has an
array of parts. When I send the "retain" message to the first
array of showrooms, will that "retain" message be propagated all
the way down to the car's parts objects? (pseudo code below is
provided just for illustration purposes).
Thanks,
Todd
@interface EvilCorp : NSObject
{
NSString * boss;
NSMutableArray * showrooms; // a list of showrooms
}
...
@ end
@interface Showroom : NSObject
{
NSString * name;
NSMutableArray * carList; // list of cars
}
...
@end
@interface Cars : NSObject
{
int id_number;
NSMutableArray * partsList; // list of parts
}
...
@end
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