On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 5:19 PM, Daniel Richman
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Here is a simple example:
>>
>> -(NSArray*) makeObject {
>>    NSArray *a = [NSArray arrayFromObjects];someObject, anotherObject,
>> nil];
>
> This should be NSArray *a = [NSArray arrayFromObjects:someObject,
> anotherObject];

Almost. It should be:
NSArray *a = [NSArray arrayFromObjects:someObject, anotherObject, nil];

(that nil is important)

>>
>>    // should I [a retain];
>
> I would use [a retain];

If you retain "a", then you're setting yourself up for a memory leak.

Please read the memory management documentation:
<http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/MemoryMgmt/index.html>

-- 
Clark S. Cox III
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