Re: Should I use a factory method here?

FROM : Nir Soffer
DATE : Thu Jun 22 21:10:59 2006

On 22/06/2006, at 20:12, D.K. Johnston wrote:

> I have a text view in a window and a controller class that manages 
> it. There is a one-to-one correlation between these controllers and 
> their windows. The controller object is the delegate of the window, 
> and it's told to releases itself when the window closes.
>
> My question is: Should I use a +init factory method to instantiate 
> the class, instead of the usual [[alloc] -init] procedure?


Do you mean +object... convenience methods? e.g [NSString string]

>
> I _think_ the answer is "yes", since I should never send a release 
> message to any of these objects; but I'd feel better if I had an 
> expert second opinion.


It does not matter how you create the object - if you use alloc init, 
you have to release it at the end, and if you use a connivence 
method, you have to retain the object, and then release it at the 
end :-)

The real answer is to read this:
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/MemoryMgmt/
MemoryMgmt.html


Best Regards,

Nir Soffer