@@ -44,10 +44,15 @@
 /**
  * Adds the object to the autorelease pool that is on top of the thread's stack.
  */
 - autorelease;
 
+/**
+ * \return The retain count
+ */
+- (size_t)retainCount;
+
 /**
  * Adds a pointer to the memory pool.
  * This is useful to add memory allocated by functions such as asprintf to the
  * pool so it gets freed automatically when the object is freed.
  *