How can I fix this error: "ARC forbids explicit message send of 'release' in Xcode"
animation, automatic-ref-counting, iphone, objective-c
Solution
Solution #1:
Just remove the release statement. ARC will manage it for you.
[imageArray release]; // remove this line
ARC is Auto Reference Counting. As opposite to manual reference counting. There are a few great videos of talks from WWDC. I can provide the link if you wish to watch them.
In Transitioning to ARC Release Notes, see ARC Enforces New Rules:
You cannot explicitly invoke dealloc, or implement or invoke retain, release, retainCount, or autorelease.
The prohibition extends to using @selector(retain), @selector(release), and so on.
Solution #2:
If you do not wish to convert the code to ARC (e.g. you are not writing a new application, but are maintaining an old one / or you imported so much code that moving to ARC is not worth it) you can disable ARC.
Disabling ARC for selected files To disable ARC, you can use the `-fno-objc-arc` compiler flag for specific files. Select the target and go to `Build Phases` -> `Compile Sources`. Edit the `Compiler Flags` and add `-fno-objc-arc`
Disabling ARC for the project Source:How to disable Xcode4.2 Automatic Reference Counting
- Click on you project, in the left hand organizer.
- Select your target, in the next column over.
- Select the Build Settings tab at the top.
- Scroll down to "Objective-C Automatic Reference Counting" (it may be listed as
- "CLANG_ENABLE_OBJC_ARC" under the User-Defined settings group), and set it to NO.
Problem
I'm trying to make a simple animation image in iPhone from an image array: ``` - (void)viewDidLoad { NSArray *imageArray; imageArray = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects: [UIImage imageNamed:@"sun1"], [UIImage imageNamed:@"sun2"], nil]; fadeImage.animationImages = imageArray; fadeImage.animationDuration = 1; [imageArray release]; //==== HERE IS WHERE I GET THE ERROR ====== ``` How can I fix this?