what is the difference between strong (in LLVM) and retain( in GCC)?

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what is the difference between strong (in LLVM compiler) and retain( in GCC compiler) ?

possible duplicate of [Objective-C ARC: strong vs retain and weak vs assign](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8927727/objective-c-arc-strong-vs-retain-and-weak-vs-assign) — Brad Larson, Apr 24 '12 at 16:58
See also [@property definitions with ARC: strong or retain?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7796476/property-definitions-with-arc-strong-or-retain) — Brad Larson, Apr 24 '12 at 16:58

score 10 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

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strong is a new feature in iOS 5 Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) which behave the same as retain in iOS 4. Referenced Article.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

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answered Apr 24 '12 at 14:07

Domness

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 24 '12 at 14:03

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strong is a new keyword that was introduced along with arc (automatic reference counting). There are a bazillion articles about it if you search google, including this one http://cupsofcocoa.com/2011/11/27/the-jungle-part-4-automatic-reference-counting/

answered Apr 24 '12 at 14:03

borrrden

yes, i am aware of strong keyword features. But i just want to know how strong(LLVM) differs from retain(GCC) ? – Matrix Apr 26 '12 at 08:50

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