SV: [Dynapi-Dev] Freeing Memory in IE

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So how would you implement this....
would you do a scripted "fake" resize onunload?

Have you tested if this memory "bug" is generic... i.e. does it apply to =
other pages also, not only DynAPI ones?

-----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
Fr=E5n: Michael Ellis <Mic...@il...>
Till: 'dyn...@li...' =
<dyn...@li...>
Datum: den 12 februari 2001 21:48
=C4mne: RE: [Dynapi-Dev] Freeing Memory in IE

>I can confirm this behavior on IE 4.x and NN 4.x. We also noted where =
the IE
>leak was about 1 - 2Meg, the NN leak was only 20 - 40K. Our application =
has
>2 nested layers containing a scrollpane, containing tables. We tried
>deleting, removing, and setting various objects/elements =3D null but =
nothing
>would get the memory to budge. When we dropped the number of layers =
down to
>even one, the same behavior occured. This leak is a major problem for =
us at
>this time, any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Mike Ellis
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Eytan Heidingsfeld [mailto:ey...@tr...]
>Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 09:44
>To: Dynapi-Dev
>Subject: [Dynapi-Dev] Freeing Memory in IE
>
>
>I have recently found very interesting behavior in IE 5. I used =
proprietary
>code so I don't know about IE4 and NN4 but I will check soon. I used =
code to
>create many DynLayers (520) inside another dynlayer(myLayer). Then I =
called
>document.body.removeChild(myLayer) the memory didn't budge. Then I =
minimized
>and maximized the browser. Walla! from 13MB to 1MB. (This with the Loop =
to
>nullify the DynLayers for they are still there taking up memory).
>Here is the code to test:
>
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><html>
><head>
><title>DynAPI Distribution: Destroy</title>
><script language=3D"Javascript" src=3D"../src/dynapi.js"></script>
><script language=3D"Javascript">
>DynAPI.setLibraryPath('../src/lib/');
>DynAPI.include('dynapi.api.*');
></script>
><script language=3D"Javascript">
>var mLayer;
>var a =3D [];
>function dowork(){
>for(var i=3D0;i<101;i++){
>a[i] =3D null;
>}
>document.body.removeChild(mLayer.elm);
>
>}
>DynAPI.onLoad =3D function() {
> mLayer =3D new DynLayer();
> mLayer.setHTML("testing memory free in IE");
> DynAPI.document.addChild(mLayer);
> window.status =3D "ready for action";
>for(var i=3D0;i<521;i++){
>a[i] =3D new DynLayer();
>mLayer.addChild(a[i]);
>}
>}
>
></script>
></head>
>
><body bgcolor=3D"#ffffff">
><a href=3Djavascript:dowork()>Start The Test</a>
></body>
></html>
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