On 2010 Aug 23, at 18:47, Gary L. Wade wrote:
> Have you considered that the code for -release may be implemented in a
> manner like this?
>
> -(oneway void)release
> {
> if (1 == self->retainCount)
> {
> // Let's save a few CPU cycles and not bother
> // decrementing retainCount since it won't be
> // around for long.
> [self dealloc];
> }
> else
> {
> self->retainCount--;
> }
> }
Yes, that's exactly how I believe it is implemented. Therefore the unqualified
statement in the documentation that -release "Decrements the receiver’s
reference count" is incorrect.
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