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Based on the technique described here I'm setting ivars in object instances using the ivar_getOffset() method.
Now I have the case where the ivar is a NSString*:
NSString* _name;
UPDATE:
I was on the wrong track (can't use ivar_getOffset in this case), I should be using:
object_setIvar(target, _ivar, [stringValue copy]);
to assign object values to ivars.
My question remains: is this safe to do under ARC? Will the ivar's existing object be properly released by ARC?
I'm worried that ARC might not properly release whatever string the ivar was set to before the assignment. Though I doubt it, otherwise the compiler wouldn't let me like in the case of object_setInstanceVariable ("not available in automatic reference counting mode") - right?
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Yes, doing this with ARC is legal, at least in Mac OS X 10.8.2
If you would disassemble libobjc, you would find this:
================ B E G I N O F P R O C E D U R E ================
; Basic Block Input Regs: rdx rsi rdi - Killed Regs: rbx rbp r15
_object_setIvar:
000000000000c1f5 55 push rbp ; XREF=0xc1e1
000000000000c1f6 4889E5 mov rbp, rsp
000000000000c1f9 4157 push r15
000000000000c1fb 4156 push r14
000000000000c1fd 4155 push r13
000000000000c1ff 4154 push r12
000000000000c201 53 push rbx
000000000000c202 4883EC18 sub rsp, 0x18
000000000000c206 488955C8 mov qword [ss:rbp-0x40+var_8], rdx
000000000000c20a 4889F3 mov rbx, rsi
000000000000c20d 4989FF mov r15, rdi
000000000000c210 4D85FF test r15, r15
000000000000c213 0F8449010000 je 0xc362
; Basic Block Input Regs: rbx - Killed Regs: <nothing>
000000000000c219 4885DB test rbx, rbx
000000000000c21c 0F8440010000 je 0xc362
; Basic Block Input Regs: r15 - Killed Regs: rax
000000000000c222 41F6C701 test r15L, 0x1
000000000000c226 4C89F8 mov rax, r15
000000000000c229 740F je 0xc23a
; Basic Block Input Regs: <nothing> - Killed Regs: rax
000000000000c22b 4883E00F and rax, 0xf
000000000000c22f 48C1E003 shl rax, 0x3
000000000000c233 4803057ECE1000 add rax, qword [ds:0x1190b8]
; Basic Block Input Regs: rax rbx - Killed Regs: rdx rbp rsi rdi r12
000000000000c23a 4C8B20 mov r12, qword [ds:rax] ; XREF=0xc229
000000000000c23d 48C745D000000000 mov qword [ss:rbp-0x40+var_16], 0x0
000000000000c245 4889DF mov rdi, rbx
000000000000c248 E805F5FFFF call _ivar_getName
000000000000c24d 488D55D0 lea rdx, qword [ss:rbp-0x40+var_16]
000000000000c251 4C89E7 mov rdi, r12
000000000000c254 4889C6 mov rsi, rax
000000000000c257 E8C9E7FFFF call __class_getVariable
000000000000c25c 4885C0 test rax, rax
000000000000c25f 7433 je 0xc294
; Basic Block Input Regs: <nothing> - Killed Regs: r14
000000000000c261 4C8D75D0 lea r14, qword [ss:rbp-0x40+var_16]
000000000000c265 EB1F jmp 0xc286
; Basic Block Input Regs: rax rbx r12 r14 - Killed Regs: rdx rbp rsi rdi
000000000000c267 E88EC3FFFF call __class_getSuperclass ; XREF=0xc292
000000000000c26c 488945D0 mov qword [ss:rbp-0x40+var_16], rax
000000000000c270 4889DF mov rdi, rbx
000000000000c273 E8DAF4FFFF call _ivar_getName
000000000000c278 4C89E7 mov rdi, r12
000000000000c27b 4889C6 mov rsi, rax
000000000000c27e 4C89F2 mov rdx, r14
000000000000c281 E89FE7FFFF call __class_getVariable
; Basic Block Input Regs: rax rbx - Killed Regs: <nothing>
000000000000c286 4839D8 cmp rax, rbx ; XREF=0xc265
000000000000c289 7409 je 0xc294
; Basic Block Input Regs: rbp - Killed Regs: rdi
000000000000c28b 488B7DD0 mov rdi, qword [ss:rbp-0x40+var_16]
000000000000c28f 4885FF test rdi, rdi
000000000000c292 75D3 jne 0xc267
; Basic Block Input Regs: rax rbx rbp - Killed Regs: rbx rdi r12 r13
000000000000c294 4C8B6DD0 mov r13, qword [ss:rbp-0x40+var_16] ; XREF=0xc25f, 0xc289
000000000000c298 4889DF mov rdi, rbx
000000000000c29b E8B3F2FFFF call _ivar_getOffset
000000000000c2a0 4889C3 mov rbx, rax
000000000000c2a3 4D8D241F lea r12, qword [ds:r15+rbx]
000000000000c2a7 4C89EF mov rdi, r13
000000000000c2aa E8B3F2FFFF call __class_usesAutomaticRetainRelease
000000000000c2af 84C0 test al, al
000000000000c2b1 746B je 0xc31e
; Basic Block Input Regs: rax r13 - Killed Regs: rdi r14
000000000000c2b3 4C89EF mov rdi, r13
000000000000c2b6 E840A00000 call __class_getInstanceStart
000000000000c2bb 4189C6 mov r14d, eax
000000000000c2be 4C89EF mov rdi, r13
000000000000c2c1 E80EA80000 call _class_getWeakIvarLayout
000000000000c2c6 4885C0 test rax, rax
000000000000c2c9 7423 je 0xc2ee
; Basic Block Input Regs: rax rbx r14 - Killed Regs: rcx rsi rdi
000000000000c2cb 4489F1 mov ecx, r14d
000000000000c2ce 4889DF mov rdi, rbx
000000000000c2d1 4829CF sub rdi, rcx
000000000000c2d4 4889C6 mov rsi, rax
000000000000c2d7 E8483C0000 call __ZL17is_scanned_offsetlPKh ; is_scanned_offset(long, unsigned char const*)
000000000000c2dc 84C0 test al, al
000000000000c2de 740E je 0xc2ee
; Basic Block Input Regs: rbp r12 - Killed Regs: rsi rdi
000000000000c2e0 4C89E7 mov rdi, r12
000000000000c2e3 488B75C8 mov rsi, qword [ss:rbp-0x40+var_8]
000000000000c2e7 E82B440100 call _objc_storeWeak
000000000000c2ec EB74 jmp 0xc362
; Basic Block Input Regs: rax r13 - Killed Regs: rdi
000000000000c2ee 4C89EF mov rdi, r13 ; XREF=0xc2c9, 0xc2de
000000000000c2f1 E8C5A70000 call _class_getIvarLayout
000000000000c2f6 4885C0 test rax, rax
000000000000c2f9 7423 je 0xc31e
; Basic Block Input Regs: rax rbx r14 - Killed Regs: rcx rsi rdi
000000000000c2fb 4489F1 mov ecx, r14d
000000000000c2fe 4889DF mov rdi, rbx
000000000000c301 4829CF sub rdi, rcx
000000000000c304 4889C6 mov rsi, rax
000000000000c307 E8183C0000 call __ZL17is_scanned_offsetlPKh ; is_scanned_offset(long, unsigned char const*)
000000000000c30c 84C0 test al, al
000000000000c30e 740E je 0xc31e
; Basic Block Input Regs: rbp r12 - Killed Regs: rsi rdi
000000000000c310 4C89E7 mov rdi, r12
000000000000c313 488B75C8 mov rsi, qword [ss:rbp-0x40+var_8]
000000000000c317 E8044C0100 call _objc_storeStrong
000000000000c31c EB44 jmp 0xc362
; Basic Block Input Regs: <nothing> - Killed Regs: <nothing>
000000000000c31e 803DEB49110000 cmp byte [ds:_UseGC], 0x0 ; XREF=0xc2b1, 0xc2f9, 0xc30e
000000000000c325 7428 je 0xc34f
; Basic Block Input Regs: rax r13 - Killed Regs: rdi
000000000000c327 4C89EF mov rdi, r13
000000000000c32a E8A5A70000 call _class_getWeakIvarLayout
000000000000c32f 4885C0 test rax, rax
000000000000c332 741B je 0xc34f
; Basic Block Input Regs: rax rbx - Killed Regs: rsi rdi
000000000000c334 4889DF mov rdi, rbx
000000000000c337 4889C6 mov rsi, rax
000000000000c33a E8E53B0000 call __ZL17is_scanned_offsetlPKh ; is_scanned_offset(long, unsigned char const*)
000000000000c33f 84C0 test al, al
000000000000c341 740C je 0xc34f
; Basic Block Input Regs: rbp r12 - Killed Regs: rsi rdi
000000000000c343 488B7DC8 mov rdi, qword [ss:rbp-0x40+var_8]
000000000000c347 4C89E6 mov rsi, r12
000000000000c34a E831230000 call _objc_assign_weak
; Basic Block Input Regs: rbx rbp r15 - Killed Regs: rax rdx rsi rdi
000000000000c34f 488D055AE51000 lea rax, qword [ds:_objc_assign_ivar_internal] ; XREF=0xc325, 0xc332, 0xc341
000000000000c356 488B7DC8 mov rdi, qword [ss:rbp-0x40+var_8]
000000000000c35a 4C89FE mov rsi, r15
000000000000c35d 4889DA mov rdx, rbx
000000000000c360 FF10 call qword [ds:rax]
; Basic Block Input Regs: <nothing> - Killed Regs: rbx rsp rbp r12 r13 r14 r15
000000000000c362 4883C418 add rsp, 0x18 ; XREF=0xc213, 0xc21c, 0xc2ec, 0xc31c
000000000000c366 5B pop rbx
Note the call of _class_usesAutomaticRetainRelease at 000000000000c2aa.
The implementation of this method is available at opensource.apple.com
The header comment to this functions is:
/***********************************************************************
* _class_usesAutomaticRetainRelease
* Returns YES if class was compiled with -fobjc-arc
**********************************************************************/
Which means this particular function of ObjC runtime is aware of ARC.
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I don't know the answer, but I know how to determine the answer...
Create an ivar that points to an instance of a class of your own, like LC2DFoo. Put a breakpoint in -[LC2DFoo dealloc]. Create an instance of LC2DFoo and assign it to the ivar using the runtime method you describe. Next, set the same ivar to something else, like nil. Do you hit your breakpoint?
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