Defining String Literals?

Question

Can anyone confirm this for me ...

NSString *testString = @"Betty";

By my way of thinking this line is declaring the NSString pointer (*testString) to point to the string literal @"Betty". This declaration does not need an alloc, nor does it need to be released? I just want to make sure I am on the right track.

-gary-

Answer 1

You are on the right track. The string literal will be compiled to a immutable instance of NSString.

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