----- Original Message ----
> From: John Michael Zorko <jmzo...@mac.com>
> To: cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com
> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 2:54:46 PM
> Subject: proper way to release a static NSMutableDictionary?
>
>
> Hello, all ...
>
> Imagine this:
>
> static NSMutableDictionary *lookup = [NSMutableDictionary new];
>
> ... now imagine a situation where I need to clear that dictionary. If I call
>
> [lookup release];
> lookup = [NSMutableDictionary new];
>
> ... it will obviously be faster than coding a for loop and removing each
> object
> in the dictionary, but since it was declared as static, which is safer?
I don't see what being declared static has to do with it. As long as multiple
threads don't touch the variable and nothing caches the value, both ways are
equally safe. Otherwise, neither way is necessarily safe. Of course, if you
want to clear the dictionary, it seems simplest just to do [lookup
removeAllObjects].
Cheers,
Chuck
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