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Jun 30, 2022 · Mobile Development
Understanding the Implementation of weak Pointers in the Objective‑C Runtime
This article explains how Objective‑C implements weak pointers using a hash‑based weak table, SideTables, ExplicitInit, and various low‑level C++ template functions such as storeWeak, weak_register_no_lock, and weak_clear_no_lock to ensure automatic nil‑assignment and safe deallocation.
C++ templatesObjective-Cmemory management
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