On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 11:52 PM, Andy Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The only unusual thing Cocoa does with it is allow >> multiple owners. > > I'm confused by this statement. Take that simple C++ String class again. > If you have: > > String a = "aaa"; > String b = a; > String c = a; > > ...don't a, b, and c all own the underlying char buffer? (And yes, a char > buffer isn't an object, but that's what the article you linked to is > referring to when it mentions ownership.)
Sure, I just said that Cocoa was unusual in this respect, not that it's unique. You can find other refcounting schemes in use, both automatic (as in this case) and manual (CoreFoundation, KHTML, CORBA [I think]). But they're rare compared to the pervasiveness of straight-up new/delete systems. Mike _______________________________________________ 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]
