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

Another small point that no-one has mentioned yet, some CF classes have a "toll-free bridge" with their NS counterpart. CFString and NSString, CFArray and NSArray are both examples. This is relevant as you can just use release with these classes.

See this other StackOverflow question for more information.