When release NSXMLParser ?

Answer 1

Since you alloc'd it, you'll need to release it. Just release it after calling parse:

BOOL rval = [provisioningParser parse];
[provisioningParser release];
return rval;

Also, from the looks of your code, it looks like you might be saving this in a member variable. Is there a reason for doing that? If not, make it a local variable. If so, you'll probably want to release it in the dealloc() method of your class instead of after calling parse().

Answer 2

The correct thing to do is to release it within the dealloc method since it's an instance variable. But your code is wrong for that scenario. Imagine calling parseXMLData: twice in a row. provisioningParser will be overwritten the second time, making it impossible to release it within your dealloc.

If you want it to be local, declare it local, and end the method with

return [[provisioningParser autorelease] parse];

You could allocate it with NXSMLParser 'parserWithData:' and not have to do any of this (still should move it local to the method though).