NSString *string = @"origion";
　　NSString *stringCopy = [string copy];
　　NSMutableString *stringMCopy = [string mutableCopy];
　　[stringMCopy appendString:@"!!"];

NSMutableString *string = [NSMutableString stringWithString: @"origion"];
NSString *stringCopy = [string copy];
NSMutableString *mStringCopy = [string copy];
NSMutableString *stringMCopy = [string mutableCopy];
[mStringCopy appendString:@"mm"];//error
[string appendString:@" origion!"];
[stringMCopy appendString:@"!!"];

//copy返回不可变对象，mutablecopy返回可变对象
NSArray *array1 = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:@"a",@"b",@"c",nil];
NSArray *arrayCopy1 = [array1 copy];
//arrayCopy1是和array同一个NSArray对象（指向相同的对象），包括array里面的元素也是指向相同的指针
NSLog(@"array1 retain count: %d",[array1 retainCount]);
NSLog(@"array1 retain count: %d",[arrayCopy1 retainCount]);
NSMutableArray *mArrayCopy1 = [array1 mutableCopy];
//mArrayCopy1是array1的可变副本，指向的对象和array1不同，但是其中的元素和array1中的元素指向的是同一个对象。mArrayCopy1还可以修改自己的对象
[mArrayCopy1 addObject:@"de"];
[mArrayCopy1 removeObjectAtIndex:0];

NSArray *mArray1 = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:[NSMutableString stringWithString:@"a"],@"b",@"c",nil];
NSArray *mArrayCopy2 = [mArray1 copy];
NSLog(@"mArray1 retain count: %d",[mArray1 retainCount]);
NSMutableArray *mArrayMCopy1 = [mArray1 mutableCopy];
NSLog(@"mArray1 retain count: %d",[mArray1 retainCount]);
//mArrayCopy2,mArrayMCopy1和mArray1指向的都是不一样的对象，但是其中的元素都是一样的对象——同一个指针
//一下做测试
NSMutableString *testString = [mArray1 objectAtIndex:0];
//testString = @"1a1";//这样会改变testString的指针，其实是将@“1a1”临时对象赋给了testString
[testString appendString:@" tail"];//这样以上三个数组的首元素都被改变了

http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/Collections/Articles/Copying.html
NSArray *array = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:[NSMutableString stringWithString:@"first"],[NSStringstringWithString:@"b"],@"c",nil];
NSArray *deepCopyArray=[[NSArray alloc] initWithArray: array copyItems: YES];
NSArray* trueDeepCopyArray = [NSKeyedUnarchiver unarchiveObjectWithData:
[NSKeyedArchiver archivedDataWithRootObject: array]];

@interface MyObj : NSObject<NSCopying,NSMutableCopying>
{
NSMutableString *name;
NSString *imutableStr;
int age;
}
@property (nonatomic, retain) NSMutableString *name;
@property (nonatomic, retain) NSString *imutableStr;
@property (nonatomic) int age;
@end
@implementation MyObj
@synthesize name;
@synthesize age;
@synthesize imutableStr;
- (id)init
{
if (self = [super init])
{
self.name = [[NSMutableString alloc]init];
self.imutableStr = [[NSString alloc]init];
age = -1;
}
return self;
}
- (void)dealloc
{
[name release];
[imutableStr release];
[super dealloc];
}
- (id)copyWithZone:(NSZone *)zone
{
MyObj *copy = [[[self class] allocWithZone:zone] init];
copy->name = [name copy];
copy->imutableStr = [imutableStr copy];
// copy->name = [name copyWithZone:zone];;
// copy->imutableStr = [name copyWithZone:zone];//
copy->age = age;
return copy;
}
- (id)mutableCopyWithZone:(NSZone *)zone
{
MyObj *copy = NSCopyObject(self, 0, zone);
copy->name = [self.name mutableCopy];
copy->age = age;
return copy;
}