> On Aug 16, 2016, at 9:42 AM, Alex Zavatone <z...@mac.com> wrote: > > I sent this out this morning but it got eaten, so this is a resend. Sorry if > it gets to some of you twice. > > > > Yes, I know about literals, but I have a different question here. > > > Is this safe? > > I have seen this in some code in our codebase: > array = [NSArray new]; > > I'm familiar with using the public method from the NSArray header and what > the docs say to use: > or array = [NSArray array]; > > Is there any risk to using [NSArray new] to init an array instead of [NSArray > array]?? > > I'm surprised to see this being used in our codebase and would like to make > sure we are not destroying the universe by using it.
They’re both perfectly fine. [NSArray new] is just a synonym for [[NSArray alloc] init], whereas [NSArray array] is a synonym for [[[NSArray alloc] init] autorelease]. In ARC, I actually prefer +new, as there’s no difference UI-wise, and it keeps the array out of the autorelease pool. Charles _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) 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: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
