Do i need to remove all memory management methods in ARC-enabled project?

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my app is developed with ARC disabled from the beginning, now i decided to take advantage of ARC techniques, when i try to convert the project to ARC i keep getting errors wherever release autorelease methods are exist, does that mean i have to dig into my project and get rid of any methods related to memory management? thanks

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:21

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Yes, you are not allowed to use release, retain, or autorelease in ARC code. If it's too much of a hassle, you can disable ARC on a per-file basis as described here: How can I disable ARC for a single file in a project?

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answered Apr 20 '12 at 15:02

Wevah

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@mbg1987 There is a refactor option to help converting a project from non-ARC to ARC – Francesco Apr 20 '12 at 15:06

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 20 '12 at 16:47

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There are a lot of good references on the web that deal with automatic reference counting, e.g.

http://www.raywenderlich.com/5677/beginning-arc-in-ios-5-part-1

or

http://www.mikeash.com/pyblog/friday-qa-2011-09-30-automatic-reference-counting.html

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Do i need to remove all memory management methods in ARC-enabled project?

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