• Open Menu Close Menu
  • Apple
  • Shopping Bag
  • Apple
  • Mac
  • iPad
  • iPhone
  • Watch
  • TV
  • Music
  • Support
  • Search apple.com
  • Shopping Bag

Lists

Open Menu Close Menu
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Lists hosted on this site
  • Email the Postmaster
  • Tips for posting to public mailing lists
Re: How can an object know when another object has gone away?
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: How can an object know when another object has gone away?


  • Subject: Re: How can an object know when another object has gone away?
  • From: "Hamish Allan" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:52:51 +0100

On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 1:39 AM, James W. Walker <email@hidden> wrote:

> No, the controller does not keep a reference to the task.  Why would it need
> to do that in order to "keep it alive"?

Because that's how memory management works. *Something* needs to keep
a reference to your NSTask, otherwise your program is leaking memory
(unless you're using garbage collection, in which case your task will
simply disappear at some indeterminate point).

Hamish
_______________________________________________

Cocoa-dev mailing list (email@hidden)

Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list.
Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com

Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription:

This email sent to email@hidden

  • Follow-Ups:
    • Re: How can an object know when another object has gone away?
      • From: James Walker <email@hidden>
References: 
 >How can an object know when another object has gone away? (From: "James W. Walker" <email@hidden>)
 >Re: How can an object know when another object has gone away? (From: "Hamish Allan" <email@hidden>)
 >Re: How can an object know when another object has gone away? (From: "James W. Walker" <email@hidden>)

  • Prev by Date: Re: Agent tutorial help needed.
  • Next by Date: Re: CoreAnimation removeFromSuperlayer flicker
  • Previous by thread: Re: How can an object know when another object has gone away?
  • Next by thread: Re: How can an object know when another object has gone away?
  • Index(es):
    • Date
    • Thread