On 4.1.2010, at 13:44, Charles Jenkins wrote:

> Thank you to all who offered your expertise!
> 
> Whatta dumb mistake! I thought all objects were retained once when created, 
> not auto-released. Gah!
> 
> I've been programming for 20+ years--mostly with C++ and C#. Cocoa-ObjC has 
> the steepest learning curve of any programming I have ever done.

Strange that you feel so. I’d say C++ is way more complex - although I did 20+ 
years of C++ coding and only 2 of ObjC/Cocoa.

But in any case you can take the whole retain/release problem out of your 
learning curve by switching to GC - unless you are targeting the iPhone.

> It makes me feel like an idiot, so you can certainly expect to see more of 
> these noobish questions from me... Thanks in advance for your help and 
> patience!

Kai_______________________________________________

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