NSMutableDict won't retain objects?

i need second set of eyes here. have done many times before out problem. getting 4 text files internet , using nsscanner read in each line, each txt file. @ point add each line of text nsstring , further add string nsmutablearray. when finished reading in txt file adds nsmutablearray nsmutabledictionary.

used nslog verify data exists in mutablearray when try verify saved mutabledictionary prints out keys , objects blank.

here log , can see clientarray hold values

quote

2012-02-16 13:45:00.994 syv traveler[5905:b903] clientarray: (
"olive house",
"olive & olive oil tasting",
"river course",
golfing,
"wine country mobile massage",
"mobile massage service"
)
2012-02-16 13:45:00.995 syv traveler[5905:b903] client dicts: {
activities = (
);
dining = (
);
shopping = (
);
wine = (
);
}
2012-02-16 13:45:00.995 syv traveler[5905:b903] items: (
)
kill
quit
program ended exit code: 0

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here method far. @ bottom test it

code:

@interface viewcontroller : uiviewcontroller{      nsmutabledictionary *clienttableviewdict;      nsmutablearray *clientarray;        }

code:

-(void)backgroundnameload{ //load tableview lists      bool checkforfile;      int locationofscanner = 0;            nsmutablestring *tempstoragestring = [[nsmutablestring alloc] init];      clientarray = [[nsmutablearray alloc] init];      [color="red"]clienttableviewdict = [[nsmutabledictionary alloc] init];[/color]            nsfilemanager *filemanager = [nsfilemanager defaultmanager]; //create file manager object               (int = 0; < 4; i++) {          nsstring *verifylocalfile = [self datapathtoallfiles:i];          checkforfile = [filemanager fileexistsatpath:verifylocalfile]; // bool see if file exists            nslog(@"local file path %@", verifylocalfile);                if (checkforfile) {              nslog(@"the file here");          }                    else{              nslog(@"no file exists");              nsurl *filelocation = [self getnexturl:i];                        nsstring *currentclientlist = [nsstring stringwithcontentsofurl:filelocation encoding:nsutf8stringencoding error:nil];              nsscanner *scanner = [nsscanner scannerwithstring:currentclientlist];                            while (![scanner isatend]) {                  [scanner setscanlocation:locationofscanner];                  [scanner scanuptostring:@"\n" intostring:&tempstoragestring];                  locationofscanner = [scanner scanlocation];                  [clientarray addobject:tempstoragestring];              }              [color="red"][clienttableviewdict setvalue: clientarray forkey:[self dictname:i]];[/color]              nslog(@"clientarray: %@", clientarray);              locationofscanner = 0;              [clientarray removeallobjects];          }      }      nslog(@"client dicts: %@", clienttableviewdict);      nslog(@"items: %@", [clienttableviewdict objectforkey:@"wine"]);  }  

i have looked @ couple hours , can't track down problem.

 

it retain it. not create new copy of it. there none object multiple pointers pointing it. when (i have removed 2 lines inbetween have no effect on this)

code:

  [clienttableviewdict setvalue: clientarray forkey:[self dictname:i]];  [clientarray removeallobjects];  

you telling dict have pointer object pointed clientarray. same object. there 1 array. empty array. noted there 1 array. empties array dict has pointer to.

 

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