Does “self.propery = [[SomeClass alloc] init];” leak memory?

Question

Is it safe in Objective-C to write

self.propery = [[SomeClass alloc] init];

instead of

SomeClass *tmp = [[SomeClass alloc] init         


        

Answer 1

It depends on how the property is defined. If it's defined with retain or copy then, yes, your first example will leak.