[Iphone-Dev] Assigning values : difference between properties and class variables ?

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Hey guys,

I noticed that I rarely use properties, due to the fact that I rarely need to access my object's variables outside my class ;)

So I usually do :

NSMutableArray *myArray; // not a property !

My question is : even if i don't declare myArray as a property, does iphone make a retain anyway if I do

myArray = arrayPassedToMe;

I think so but I just wanted to confirm ;)

Any thoughts welcome !

Gotye

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