Re: dealloc vs dealloc(n) -- RPG400-L

Subject: Re: dealloc vs dealloc(n)
From: Adam Glauser <adamglauser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:24:32 -0500
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Lim Hock-Chai wrote:

is there a reason to ever use dealloc without the (n) extender?

The only thing I can think of is that you are going to immediately alloc() using the same pointer variable. Then again, that's what realloc() is for. Did realloc() become available at the same time as alloc() and dealloc()?

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