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# DispatchQueue.AutoreleaseFrequency

Constants indicating the frequency with which a dispatch queue autoreleases objects.

```
enum AutoreleaseFrequency
```

## Topics

### Autorelease Frequencies

[`DispatchQueue.AutoreleaseFrequency.inherit`](/documentation/Dispatch/DispatchQueue/AutoreleaseFrequency/inherit)

The queue inherits its autorelease frequency from its target queue.

[`DispatchQueue.AutoreleaseFrequency.workItem`](/documentation/Dispatch/DispatchQueue/AutoreleaseFrequency/workItem)

The queue configures an autorelease pool before the execution of a block, and releases the objects in that pool after the block finishes executing.

[`DispatchQueue.AutoreleaseFrequency.never`](/documentation/Dispatch/DispatchQueue/AutoreleaseFrequency/never)

The queue does not set up an autorelease pool around executed blocks.

### Hashing Values

### Comparing Types


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