Using the debugger to find all strong references to an object [closed]

Question

I have an object a1 of class A, I want to find all the objects that hold a strong a reference to the object a1.

Is there a way to do it?

The reason I want to know this is because, a1 doesn't seem to be deallocated.

Vachon

See the latter part of this answer, which shows the "Record reference counts" feature, which helps identify all strong references. – Japha

Thanks a lot !! Could you pls post that as an answer so that I can mark it as answered. Awesome, Under Allocation List the column category corresponds to the object. – Vachon

Answer 1

Yes, using Instruments.app, you can. Apple has a simple introduction, and if that doesn't help, many others have tutorials for using Instruments as well.

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edit - this article looks useful, too.

Quartile

The link in your answer is broken. – Lopez

Links in this answer are broken and no longer helpful. – Popularity

Found the article under a different URL, also updated the link in the answer: technetexperts.com/mobile/… – Titian