Re: Allocating memory in Cocoa

FROM : Prachi Gauriar
DATE : Sat Dec 25 22:08:57 2004

On Dec 25, 2004, at 11:54 AM, Peter Karlsson wrote:

> Dear list!
>
> What is the right way of allocating memory in Cocoa?
>
> I'm using this code at the moment.
>
> // allocate 100000 bytes for memory1_ptr
>    if((memory1_ptr = malloc(100000)) == NULL)
>        {
>            printf("malloc memory1_ptr failed\n");
>        }


There's also void NSZoneMalloc
   void *NSZoneMalloc(NSZone *zone, unsigned int size)

It's like malloc, but allocates from the specified zone, which seems 
more appropriate for objects allocated/copied using 
+allocWithZone:/copyWithZone:.  There's also NSZoneCalloc, NSZoneFree, 
and NSZoneRealloc.

<http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/
ObjC_classic/Functions/FoundationFunctions.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/
20000055/BCIHIEBB>

-Prachi