Question

so I want to copy an object from an NSMutableArray:

self.myObject = [self.myMutableArray objectAtIndex:self.currentIndex];

But when currentIndex changes, myObject changes to the object corresponding to the new index.

What is the best way to approach this?

Edit:

Here’s more or less what I’m trying to achieve:

self.currentIndex = 0;

self.myObject = [self.myMutableArray objectAtIndex:self.currentIndex];

self.currentIndex = 1;

//After here I want myObject to remain the same, but it doesn't

Answer 1

Invoke the copy method on the object from the array, and then take care of releasing it yourself:

self.myObject = [[self.myMutableArray objectAtIndex:5] copy];
...
[self.myObject release];