[Mono-osx] MonoMac retain/release

[Duane Wandless]

That sounds like the retain/release is then being automatically handled.
Once the object is referenced inside C# the retain occurs.  Then when the C#
object is GCed the release should occur.  Is that correct?  Which if it is
then all I should have to do is set the C# variable to null or call Dispose
and I have the same basic functionality I listed.

It would probably also be worthwhile making retainCount public.  As this is
a useful debugging technique for memory leaks.

I have yet to use MonoMac so I'm still guessing a bit on how the interaction
with native obj-c code will work.  I just want to ensure I'm not loosing
obj-c functionality.  Having control of the retain cycle is an important
'feature' of obj-c.

Duane

On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Geoff Norton <gnorton at novell.com> wrote:

> Whenever we bubble a proxy object, it takes a reference to the underlying
> native object, as such in the circumstance you described the object could
> not "go away"
>
> -g
>
> On 2010-04-20, at 1:24 PM, Duane Wandless wrote:
>
> > I noticed that retain/release/autorelease our internal methods.  I'm not
> fan of doing memory management as that takes away time from solving business
> needs.  Memory management is required with obj-c.  And I believe these
> should be public.
> >
> > There are times when an object is passed as an argument into my C# code
> that must be retained while the C# code manipulates the object (typically a
> UI object)... then release that object when done.  The most common usage is
> the UI is a delegate for the async C# method.  At times the UI object will
> go away while the C# code is running its async task.  The retain of course
> prevents sending a selector to a deallocated object.  And there are times
> when the UI delegate selector is not invoked so I must be able to release
> the UI object from the C# code.
> >
> > I think one of the fundamental design patterns of MonoTouch and now
> MonoMac is that all the code will be written in C#.  I do think this
> assumption is limiting.  Giving the C# code full access to the obj-c objects
> allows for truly the best of both worlds.  The advantages of the C# language
> can be leveraged.. but without limiting the functionality of the various NS
> classes within C#.
> >
> > Again my usage is a native obj-c app for the UI with the business logic
> in C#.  There are advantages to fully developing within C# MonoMac .. I just
> want to push the design so that is not required.
> >
> > Duane
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