Object ownership in stringWithString and initWithString in NSString

Question

I understand that any init... method initializes a new object and that NSString stringWithString makes a copy of the parameter string as a new object. I also understand that

Answer 1

In the Incorrect code above, the next time name is referenced after setName is called, you'll get an exception error, since the object will have been released. You can use either the "Correct" code, or wrap your stringWithString call in an explicit retain call:

name = [[NSString stringWithString: theName] retain];