Q on delete?

[michaelmakuch]

The efs docs say not to delete an object declared with var;

var o = new MyObj(...);
delete o; // don't do this

My question is, what if I later assign the variable a new object;

var o = new MyObj(...);
[snip]
o = new MyObj(...);

Is this a leak? Is this supported? Should I not do this?

Is it even possible to have memory leaks or not? Does the garbage collector handle it?

Once in a while eSignal crashes and I'm wondering whether I'm performing some ill fated operations in my .efs script.

Thanks,
Mike

[eSignal_JasonK]

Re: Q on delete?

Hello Mike,

Originally posted by michaelmakuch
The efs docs say not to delete of an object declared with var;

var o = new MyObj(...);
delete o; // don't do this

My question is, what if I later assign the variable a new object;

var o = new MyObj(...);
[snip]
o = new MyObj(...);

Is this a leak? Is this supported? Should I not do this?

You should be able to reassign the variable to a new instance an object. I have not heard of this type of routine causing a leak.

Is it even possible to have memory leaks or not?

Probably, but I'm not sure I've seen one yet.

Does the garbage collector handle it?

Not sure. It's possible that it might not.

Once in a while eSignal crashes and I'm wondering whether I'm performing some ill fated operations in my .efs script.

Thanks,
Mike

If you can post an example formula that consistently causes the crash I'll investigate further.