When an application quits, it does _not_ properly release all of your
objects. Thus, their dealloc methods are generally not called. This
is a deliberate optimization since there's no point in manually
cleaning up the process memory. The kernel will completely eliminate
the process address space (and do other cleanup) when the process
exits.
Do you write the dealloc anyway? Just wondering what others do.
Personally I still write a dealloc method in a class for an object
that I keep around for the life of the app. Then I preface it with a
self-amusing comment:
//actually this dealloc never gets called - the app just relinquishes
all memory upon quitting.
//But just to keep things tidy...
I suppose this is utter superstition on my part. Yet somehow I feel
better that there are matching releases, etc. that never get called.
And of course, if the class were ever used not solely for a single
object that lingers for the life of the app but for objects that come
and go, then the proper memory management is in place.
What do you do?
James
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