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Retain cycles
Learn Retain cycles in Objective-C through a focused explanation, a dedicated topic-specific example, an engineering boundary, and a mastery check.
Retain cycles is a focused Objective-C lesson inside Memory and Ownership. The example uses the construct named in the lesson directly rather than reusing a generic placeholder.
Trace the example from its inputs through Retain cycles and identify the behavior that would change if that construct were removed or replaced. Pay attention to the language-specific rules shown by the syntax, because neighboring lessons intentionally exercise different mechanisms.
Topic-specific example
NSString *topic26 = @"Retain cycles";
NSLog(@"%@", topic26);
For Retain cycles, test one realistic boundary: empty data, invalid input, unavailable resources, lifetime/cleanup, type constraints, or concurrency timing where applicable. A successful happy path is not enough to prove the construct is used correctly.