On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 3:31 PM, Andy Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jul 18, 2008, at 2:59 PM, j o a r wrote: >> >> On Jul 18, 2008, at 11:51 AM, Andy Lee wrote: >>> >>> I don't see the difference from the caller's point of view. >> >> >> There isn't any, and that was not MMalcs point. His point was that you >> were using the term "autoreleased" incorrectly. > > I don't think I have ever said method X returns an autoreleased object. I > was suggesting either the term could be accepted in the way that other > people (and some Apple docs) use it, or someone could come up with a better > term. There is a reason people keep using the term incorrectly, and it > would be nice to help people express themselves without stumbling into the > error.
I don't see any reason to use "autoreleased" in a situation where the object in question has not, in fact, been sent the "autorelease" method. It's just confusing. The better term already exists: "own". As in, "you own the return value" or "you do not own the return value". This tells you everything you need to know. Mike _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
