try:
NSMutableArray
*sectionTitles = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
or any of the following:
sectionTitles = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithCapacity:sectionTitles.count];
sectionTitles = [NSMutableArray new];
sectionTitles = [NSMutableArray array];
sectionTitles = [NSMutableArray arrayWithCapacity:sectionTitles.count];
maybe some silly ones:
sectionTitles = [NSMutableArray arrayWithArray:@[]];
sectionTitles = [@[] mutableCopy];