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retain Function

Summary

Invokes the Objective-C retain method.

Package

objc

Signature

retain pointer => pointer

Arguments
pointer⇩
A pointer to an Objective-C foreign object.
Values
pointer
An argument pointer.
Description

The function retain calls the Objective-C retain instance method of pointer to decrement its retain count. pointer is returned.

See also

release
autorelease
retain-count

LispWorks Objective-C and Cocoa Interface User Guide and Reference Manual - 18 Feb 2025 15:39:48

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