Do I need to release xib resources?

Question

If I have something like a UILabel linked to a xib file, do I need to release it on dealloc of my view? The reason I ask is because I don\'t alloc it, which makes me think I

Answer 1

Any IBOutlet that is a subview of your Nib's main view does not need to be released, because they will be sent the autorelease message upon object creation. The only IBOutlet's you need to release in your dealloc are top level objects like controllers or other NSObject's. This is all mentioned in the Apple doc linked to above.