iPhone mapView / mapKit using removeAnnotation & addAnnotation results in memory leak?

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Published on 2010-02-04T22:34:36Z Indexed on 2010/04/12 0:03 UTC
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To update the location of a GPS indicator on mapView...

[mapView removeAnnotation:myGpsAnnotation];
[myGpsAnnotation release];
myGpsAnnotation = nil;
myGpsAnnotation = [[MapLocationAnnotation alloc] initWithCoordinate:region.center annotationType:MapAnnotationTypeGps title:MAP_ANNOTATION_TYPE_GPS];
[mapView addAnnotation:myGpsAnnotation];

...I see net memory slowly climbing in Instruments (simulator). No "Leak" blip, but "Net Bytes" and "# Net" slowly incrementing... unless this code is commented out. So I'm 100% certain this is the offending code.

BUT if I do the following...

[mapView removeAnnotation:myGpsAnnotation];
[myGpsAnnotation release];
myGpsAnnotation = nil;
myGpsAnnotation = [[MapLocationAnnotation alloc] initWithCoordinate:region.center annotationType:MapAnnotationTypeGps title:MAP_ANNOTATION_TYPE_GPS];
[mapView addAnnotation:myGpsAnnotation];
[mapView removeAnnotation:myGpsAnnotation];
[mapView addAnnotation:myGpsAnnotation];
[mapView removeAnnotation:myGpsAnnotation];
[mapView addAnnotation:myGpsAnnotation];

...then the "Net Bytes" and "# Net" increase much faster. Is it possible this isn't my mistake, and I'm trying to track down a leak in MapKit? Am I really leaking memory? Again, nothing appears under "Leaks", but then I don't see why Net values would be continually climbing.

Thanks for any help, -Gord

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