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Re: simple memory management question
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Re: simple memory management question


  • Subject: Re: simple memory management question
  • From: Matt Neuburg <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:11:55 -0800
  • Thread-topic: simple memory management question

On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:37:43 -0600, James Cicenia <email@hidden> said:
>Hello -
>
>I have the following snippet:
>
>- (void)stateAction:(id)sender{
> StatePickViewController *spvc = [[StatePickViewController
>alloc]initWithNibName:@"StatePicker" bundle:nil];
> [spvc setMyParentController:self];
> [spvc setDialogView:fruitTypeView];
> [spvc viewWillAppear:TRUE];
> [fruitTypeView addSubview:spvc.view];
>}
>
>
>Now I thought I should put [spvc autorelease] at the end, but then my
>view won't show.
>
>Aren't I supposed to release spvc ? And if not, why not?

It depends on what setMyParentController is doing, doesn't it? If it doesn't
retain it, then no one is retaining it, and when you release it it will
vanish in a puff of smoke, closing everything in this copy of the nib. m.

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