Question

if I create an nsmutablestring and then release it , shouldn’t the retain count be 0?

my retain count stays 1.

NSMutableString *text = [[NSMutableString alloc]init];

[text release];

NSLog(@"retain count %d ", [text retainCount]);

Am I missing something ?

thanks.

Answer 1

There’s no guarantee that retainCount will return the correct value at any point during the object’s lifecycle. If you’ve created an NSMutableString using [[NSMutableString alloc] init] and you’re calling release on it once, you’re doing the right thing and shouldn’t worry about it.