Question

Which way is correct?

NSString *c = [[NSString alloc] init];
self.character = c;
[c release];

or

self.character = [[NSString alloc] init];

And why? Thanks.

Answer 1

It depends on how your property is declared. If you used

@property (nonatomic, retain) NSString *someString;

The setter will be created to retain someString, in which case the correct way is your first method. If you used:

@property (nonatomic, assign) NSString *someString;

Your second method will be correct, since it will just assign the pointer and not retain anything.