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Re: [NSView removeFromSuperview] not affecting retain count
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Re: [NSView removeFromSuperview] not affecting retain count


  • Subject: Re: [NSView removeFromSuperview] not affecting retain count
  • From: j o a r <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 09:51:11 +0100


On 2004-12-19, at 08.29, Julian Pellico wrote:

When this method gets run, every time through the loop the retain
count is the same in the 2 log lines.

Why do you check this in the first place? Do you suspect that there is a leak? What made you suspicious of that? Have you tracked it with ObjectAlloc?


What if you write that method like this:

- (void) removeMyViews
{
for (int i = 0; i < [myViewControllers count]; i++)
{
NSView *aView = [[myViewControllers objectAtIndex: i] view];
NSLog(@"--- 1 --- %@ retainCount: %u, superview: %@", aView, [aView retainCount], [aView superview]);
[aView removeFromSuperview];
NSLog(@"--- 2 --- retainCount: %u, superview: %@", [aView retainCount], [aView superview]);
}
[myViewControllers removeAllObjects];
}


Does it make any difference if you replace "removeFromSuperview" with "removeFromSuperviewWithoutNeedingDisplay"?

Isn't this contrary to the documentation of NSView?

My advice is always that you shouldn't try to track retain count like that. What if it's autoreleased? The last thing you should expect is a bug in the frameworks. Of course it happens, but it's far more likely that you have a bug in your code. Especially when it's old and often used code like "removeFromSuperview".


j o a r

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