UISearchDisplayController not working when created in code?

Question

I\'m working on a tab bar application and one of the tabs has a UISearchDisplayController hooked up to a UISearchBar. It\'s all connected up in the NIB and is working. When I ta

Answer 1

Wow, I just figured out the problem.

I figured, because the searchDisplayController property for the UIViewController is set inside the initWithSearchBar:contentsController: message I would still autorelease my copy of the pointer, but when I removed the autorelease the stupid thing started working. Gaaaah. Why would it not retain its own copy (the UIViewController)?