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Asked: 2026-06-13T11:07:50+00:00

I have made my own Objective-C base class to use in Objective-C projects (without

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I have made my own Objective-C base class to use in Objective-C projects (without Foundation/Cocoa classes or API). While I don’t mind writing my own retains and releases, it’s a tedious process so I’m wondering if I can use ARC with my custom classes.

Specifically:

  • Is it possible to use ARC with custom classes?
  • Do my reference-counting selectors have to be called retain and release (and autorelease)?
  • What additional requirements are there to make ARC work as expected for custom classes (other than including the -fobjc-arc argument when compiling)?
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  1. Editorial Team

    Is it possible to use ARC with custom classes?

    Of course it is.

    Do my reference-counting selectors have to be called retain and release (and autorelease)?

    Yes, they do. Apple has hardcoded the method names of its favorite Objective-C library (Foundation) into the compiler. Damn bad programming pattern, isn’t it?

    What additional requirements are there to make ARC work as expected for custom classes (other than including the -fobjc-arc argument when compiling)?

    As far as I know, nothing.

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