Releasing Core Foundation object references

Question

Do I need to release a Core Foundation objects to clear up memory? And if so, how?

For example, in the code:

ABAddressBookRef addressBook = ABAddressBook         


        

Answer 1

Yes, in CoreFoundation you have to release anything with Create or Copy in the name. You do this with CFRelease(). In your case, you should be releasing both the array and the address book references.