Question

Strange one here, dealloc is not being called when dismissed from inside a block. Code:

[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserverForName:@"user.login" object:nil queue:[NSOperationQueue mainQueue] usingBlock:^(NSNotification *notif) {

[self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES];

 }];

Anyone know why this would be the case? How can i dismiss from inside the block and run dealloc at the same time?

I have tried self performselector but this did not make any difference.

Thanks

Answer 1

I refer you to: Reference Counting of self in Blocks

The block will retain self until the block is released. So to dealloc self, you’ll need to remove the observer.