Break on EXC_BAD_ACCESS in Xcode?

Question

I\'m new to iPhone development and Xcode in general and have no idea how to begin troubleshooting an EXC_BAD_ACCESS signal. How can I get Xcode to break at the

Answer 1

About your array. The line

NSMutableArray *array = [NSMutableArray array];

does not actually give you a retained object but rather an autorelease object. It probably gets retained in the next line but then you should not release it in the third line. See this

This is the fundamental rule:

You take ownership of an object if you create it using a method whose name begins with “alloc” or “new” or contains “copy” (for example, alloc, newObject, or mutableCopy), or if you send it a retain message. You are responsible for relinquishing ownership of objects you own using release or autorelease. Any other time you receive an object, you must not release it.