On Jul 18, 2008, at 3:49 PM, Michael Ash wrote:
I don't see any reason to use "autoreleased" in a situation where the object in question has not, in fact, been sent the "autorelease" method. It's just confusing.
Yes, you would have to acknowledge that you don't know whether autorelease has in fact been sent, which could be confusing.
The better term already exists: "own". As in, "you own the return value" or "you do not own the return value". This tells you everything you need to know.
Well, as I said I don't agree with the connotations of "own." I'm not even comfortable with "you" -- who is "you"? But once you accept the terms, "you own the return value" has the benefit of being concise and consistent.
What would you use for adjectives -- "owned" and "unowned"? --Andy _______________________________________________ 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: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
