---
title: NSRecycleZone
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Function
path: foundation/nsrecyclezone
---

# NSRecycleZone

Frees memory in a zone.

## Declaration

```occ
extern void NSRecycleZone(NSZone *zone);
```

## Discussion

Discussion Frees zone after adding any of its pointers still in use to the default zone. (This strategy prevents retained objects from being inadvertently destroyed.)

## See Also

### Managing Zones

- [NSCreateZone](foundation/nscreatezone.md)
- [NSSetZoneName](foundation/nssetzonename.md)
- [NSZoneCalloc](foundation/nszonecalloc.md)
- [NSZoneFree](foundation/nszonefree.md)
- [NSZoneFromPointer](foundation/nszonefrompointer.md)
- [NSZoneMalloc](foundation/nszonemalloc.md)
- [NSZoneName](foundation/nszonename.md)
- [NSZoneRealloc](foundation/nszonerealloc.md)
- [NSDefaultMallocZone](foundation/nsdefaultmalloczone.md)