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Asked: 2026-06-14T16:40:47+00:00

Actually I am working on a project with ARC enabled. I know using alloc

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Actually I am working on a project with ARC enabled. I know using alloc and init is taking ownership of the object. I know, If I create a string like this

NSString *myString = [[NSString alloc]initWithFormat:@"Something"];

then I need to release the myString on myself. What If I am using ARC enabled? I cannot release on myself. So will it create a leak? Or should I don’t create object like this?

I can create a string like below code too. 

NSString *myString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Something"];

But which type I need to use exactly for ARC enabled project ? What will happen if I use first type?

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  1. Editorial Team

    If you use ARC, all the necessary release calls will be added for you when you compile. It will not leak.

    The difference between 

    NSString *myString = [[NSString alloc]initWithFormat:@"Something"];

    and 

    NSString *myString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Something"];

    is that the first one will automatically released after the last reference to myString in that block, while the second one is an autoreleased instance that will only be released at the end of the run loop. It’s not a big difference, but if you’re using a lot of objects, try to avoid autoreleased ones to keep memory usage low.

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