Re[2]: [Dynapi-Dev] Freeing Memory

[Robert R. <rra...@ya...>]

You could possibly load the same url with a unique paramater passed in the
url.  I have yet to try this though.

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// Robert Rainwater

On 2/20/2001, 2:27:22 PM EST, Pascal wrote about "[Dynapi-Dev] Freeing Memory":

> so on a url change everything is freed?

> couldn't we then check for a on window close or window blur event? (not sure
> if these are available).. in that case we could do a fast url change or
> something (again, not sure if that's possible)

> Pascal Bestebroer
> pa...@dy...
> http://www.dynamic-core.net

>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>> Van: dyn...@li...
>> [mailto:dyn...@li...]Namens Eytan Heidingsfeld
>> Verzonden: dinsdag 20 februari 2001 20:18
>> Aan: Dynapi-Dev
>> Onderwerp: [Dynapi-Dev] Freeing Memory
>>
>>
>> Since IE is way more popular I started with it. I was wrong with my
>> assumption that nullifying objects (not even talking about html
>> elements(layers)) does the whole thing. Let me tell you what I discovered:
>> if you create 10000 small object and then nullify them nothing happens but
>> when you recreate them still the memory stays stable. I want to
>> test replace
>> "= null" with "= [];" maybe that will help.
>> Identified positive freeing of memory when changing url. Now you all may
>> say: "so what this sux we can't force them to change url!!" it might be ok
>> if we design such a system(this design fits well with the talks
>> about a new
>> API"
>> We create a framed page
>> one called RAM and one regular one where you place your project.
>> In the RAM page there is a method called createObject which does the
>> following:
>> * takes the type of object expected
>> * adds a new object of that type to an array called mem
>> * returns the index
>> then on the regular page we say
>> i = createObject(DynLayer);
>> myDynLayer = parent.frames[0].mem[i];
>> (there will be a shortcut to parent.frames[0]).
>>
>> Then when we want to free mem we pass the mem array to the main
>> frame change
>> the url to an empty page and reassign the mem array.
>>
>> Not even sure if this system works. Gonna try it now anyone else
>> got ideas?
>>
>> 8an
>>
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