How can I make sure nothing gets autoreleased?

Question

I need a way to create variables that are accessible for the entire time my custom class is initiated to when I call the release function. I need to retain a NSDate and a NSString.

Answer 1

Send the variable a retain message.

Answer 2

Do [myObject retain] or @property(nonatomic, retain) MyClass *myObject;

Answer 3

Autorelease just fires a -release message at a later time. If you want your variables to stick around, -retain them when they're assigned. Even if they're autoreleased, your retain will increment the retainCount, so they will not be dealloced. Just be sure to -release them in YOUR dealloc.

Answer 4

Give your custom class retain properties for each variable in its header file:

@property (nonatomic, retain) NSDate *myDate;
@property (nonatomic, retain) NSString *myString;

Be sure to create proper setters and getters, or use @synthesize, in its implementation file:

@synthesize myDate, myString;