How to set up an autorelease pool when using [NSThread detachNewThreadSelector:toTarget:withObject:]

Question

Hi I\'m usuing [NSThread detachNewThreadSelector:toTarget:withObject:] and I\'m getting a lot of memory leaks because I have no autorelease pool set up for the detached thr

Answer 1

Create the new thread:

[NSThread detachNewThreadSelector:@selector(myMethod) toTarget:self withObject:nil];

Create the method that is called by the new thread.

- (void)myMethod
{
    NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
    // Your Code
    [pool release];
} 

What if you need to do something to the main thread from inside your new thread (for example, show a loading symbol)? Use performSelectorOnMainThread.

[self performSelectorOnMainThread:@selector(myMethod) withObject:nil waitUntilDone:false];

Refer :- iPhone SDK Examples