---
title: zone
framework: objectivec
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: objectivec/nsobject-c.protocol/zone
---

# zone

Zones are deprecated and ignored by most classes that have it as a parameter.

## Declaration

```occ
- (struct _NSZone *) zone;
```

## Return Value

Return Value A pointer to the zone from which the receiver was allocated.

## See Also

### Obsolete Methods

- [retain](objectivec/nsobject-c.protocol/retain.md)
- [release](objectivec/nsobject-c.protocol/release.md)
- [autorelease](objectivec/nsobject-c.protocol/autorelease.md)
- [retainCount](objectivec/nsobject-c.protocol/retaincount.md)