Question

Is there a way to log (check) an object is deallocated when using ARC?

Pre-ARC I often found it useful to do:

-(void)dealloc {
    [super dealloc];
    NSLog(@"MyObject deallocating");
}

Answer 1

Yes – simply remove

[super dealloc];

and everything will compile and run as expected.

ARC compiler inserts the call to super dealloc automatically, and prohibits explicit use of dealloc in your code.