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iOS Objective-C Basics (Retired) Beyond the Basics Objective-C

Kristin Day
Kristin Day
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Posted by Kristin Day
Kristin Day
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I thought the strong property maintained the retain count - or kept the memory from being de-allocated.

Now I'm not sure I understand this concept. Could someone clarify? Does strong itself really "increase" the retain count?