I am converting a project to Arc. Formerly I had:
CFStringEncoding encoding = ... CFStringRef axa = CFStringGetNameOfEncoding ( encoding ); NSString *encodingName = (NSString *)axa; NSDictionary *d = [ [ NSDictionary alloc ] initWithObjectsAndKeys: encodingName, kEncodingName, nil ]; // from here on encodingName is no more used (and on course also not released). Xcode 4.2 tells me that "NSString *encodingName = (NSString *)axa" is no good. And the "Transitioning to ARC Release Notes" did fail to enlighten me. So, should I use: NSString *encodingName = (__bridge NSString *)axa; or: NSString *encodingName = (__bridge_transfer NSString *)axa; And what about this scenario: CFStringRef axb =CFStringCreateCopy(...); NSString *myString = (NSString *)axb; // do something with myString and finally do: [ myString release ]; which bridge thing has to be used here? Kind regards, Gerriet. _______________________________________________ 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 arch...@mail-archive.com