What's the difference between setting an object to nil vs. sending it a release message in dealloc

Question

I have Object:

MyClass *obj= [[MyClass alloc] init];

What\'s the difference between:

[obj release]; // Only obj own this ob         


        

Answer 1

Is It Necessary to Set Pointers to nil in Objective-C After release?

Release, Dealloc, and the Self reference

Setting an object nil versus release+realloc

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