Using the debugger to find all strong references to an object

Question

I have an object a1 of class A, I want to find all the objects that hold a strong a reference to the object a1.

Is there a way to do it?

The reason I want to know this is because, a1 doesn't seem to be deallocated.

See the latter part of [this answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/14105056/1271826), which shows the "Record reference counts" feature, which helps identify all strong references. — Rob, Jun 22 '14 at 03:54
Thanks a lot !! Could you pls post that as an answer so that I can mark it as answered. Awesome, Under Allocation List the column category corresponds to the object. — user1046037, Jun 22 '14 at 04:30

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 26 '21 at 12:46

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Yes, using Instruments.app, you can. Apple has a simple introduction, and if that doesn't help, many others have tutorials for using Instruments as well.

edit - this article looks useful, too.

edited Sep 26 '21 at 12:46

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answered Jun 22 '14 at 03:39

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The link in your answer is broken. – Ricardo Sanchez-Saez Apr 11 '18 at 23:00
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Links in this answer are broken and no longer helpful. – mac38478 Dec 10 '20 at 18:45
Found the article under a different URL, also updated the link in the answer: https://www.technetexperts.com/mobile/identify-memory-leaks-during-ios-app-development-using-instruments-with-xcode/ – bassim Sep 24 '21 at 10:04

Using the debugger to find all strong references to an object

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