imageWithCGImage and memory

Question

If I use [UIImage imageWithCGImage:], passing in a CGImageRef, do I then release the CGImageRef or does UIImage take care of this itse

Answer 1

<> Not my opinion. I had the same problem. According to documentation

UIImage *image = [[UIImage alloc] initWithCGImage:imageRef];

imho keeps all references correct. If you are using a CGDataProvider please have a look at CGDataProviderReleaseDataCallback and set a breakpoint in your callback. You can see that is is correctly called after you [release] your image and you can free() your image data buffer there.