> On 15 Aug 2015, at 13:07, Sandy McGuffog <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
>> On Aug 15, 2015, at 1:14 PM, Mike Abdullah <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> NSArray *array = [hostObject myArray];
>> // run your checks, etc.
>> NSString *someString = [array objectAtIndex:2];
> 
> Just to be safe:
> 
> NSArray *array = [[hostObject myArray] retain];
> // run your checks, etc.
> NSString *someString = [array objectAtIndex:2];
> [array release];
> 
> Or whatever other way of ensuring the array isn’t dealloced out from under 
> you, depending on how you’re doing memory management

No need. The OP has stated myArray is an atomic property. It’s guaranteed not 
to go away until the end of the current autorelease pool.

If the above code did actually add some protection, it would mean the first 
line of code had a race condition in it where you might not be able to retain 
in time. You’d just be hiding the problem and making it less likely, rather 
than actually fixing it.
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