Hi, Sorry for the incorrect wording. I assumed that the reference count reached zero which is what you are hinting at i guess..
thanks mohan On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 12:47 PM, Andy Lee <ag...@mac.com> wrote: > On Jan 12, 2009, at 2:37 PM, Mohan Parthasarathy wrote: > >> In places other than dealloc where memory needs to be released (e.g, >> reassigning pointer to objects), is there a difference in doing >> autorelease >> or release of the object in terms of perfomance etc. ? I can see that the >> memory is released immediately in one case whereas in the other it is >> slightly delayed. Is there any other difference ? What is the right thing >> to >> do ? >> > > Not a direct answer to your question, but: make sure you understand the > distinction between release and dealloc. Releasing an object does not > necessarily free the object's memory. It's possible you understand this > perfectly well -- I just wasn't sure from your wording. > > --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 arch...@mail-archive.com
