When creating a string using the following notation:
NSString *foo = @'Bar'; Does one need to release foo? Or is foo autoreleased in this case?
When creating a string using the following notation: NSString *foo = @Bar; Does one
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When creating a string using the following notation:
NSString *foo = @'Bar'; Does one need to release foo? Or is foo autoreleased in this case?
Compiler allocated strings (of the format @’STRING’) are constant, and so -retain, -release, and -autorelease messages to them are ignored. You don’t have to release or autorelease foo in this case (but it won’t hurt).