问为什么在使用setter将自定义对象赋值给实例变量时使用自动释放？

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#import "CustomData.h"  
@interface MyViewController : NSViewController  
@property (retain) CustomData* theData;  

- (void)aRandomMethod; 

@end

@implementation MyViewController  
@synthetize theData;  

- (void)aRandomMethod {  

   NSData* rawData = [someOtherObject someOtherMethod];

   // option 1
   self.theData = [[CustomData alloc] initWithData:rawData];

   // option 2
   CustomData* _theData = [[Custom alloc] initWithData:rawData];

   // option 3
   self.theData = [[[CustomData alloc] initWithData:rawData] autorelease];

   // option 4
   theData = [[CustomData alloc] initWithData:rawData];

   // ... later code calls some methods on theData or _theData, not useful here.
 }
@end