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Re: release and reference counting query
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Re: release and reference counting query


  • Subject: Re: release and reference counting query
  • From: Filip van der Meeren <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 13:03:31 +0100

I am not sure, but I am guessing the class that self refers to, defined viewController as a property that retains the object assigned to it.
Remember, there is a difference between "self->" and "self.".
The -> refers to the variables of the object, and "." refers to the properties.


On 07 Nov 2008, at 12:59, Calum Robertson wrote:

Hi,

Below is a snippet of code from the "Creating an iPhone Application" document from the iPhone DevCenter. I'm not clear as to why this works. My understanding is that when [UIViewController alloc] is executed, the retain count is 1 and then when [aViewController release] is called, the retain count reduces to zero. Does self.viewController not then reference deallocated memory? I thought I had got the hang of retain / release but this snippet confused me...

- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(UIApplication *)application
{
// Set up the view controller
UIViewController *aViewController = [[UIViewController alloc]
initWithNibName:@"MoveMeView" bundle:[NSBundle mainBundle]];
self.viewController = aViewController;
[aViewController release];
// Add the view controller's view as a subview of the window
UIView *controllersView = [viewController view];
[window addSubview:controllersView];
[window makeKeyAndVisible];
}


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