If I have a custom view controller class that I want to reuse but when used in one instance has a retained property that isn’t actually used during the view’s lifecycle, do I need to release it in dealloc?
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If I have a custom view controller class that I want to reuse but when used in one instance has a retained property that isn’t actually used during the view’s lifecycle, do I need to release it in dealloc?
It’s OK to send messages to nil, so you should just release your retain properties in dealloc no matter what. If the property hasn’t been used, it will be nil and sending release to it is effectively a no-op.