John: Objects respect scope so they don't have to be explicitly cleared. That's different than an hList or our favorite word processor. :-)
Also, 4D uses "ref counting" when it works with C_Object so that makes them even more memory efficient. -- Douglas von Roeder 949-336-2902 On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 8:44 AM, John Baughman via 4D_Tech < [email protected]> wrote: > If I am making multiple calls to a method and passing parameters via a > C_OBJECT, is their any memory issues using New object. For example… > > $printedHeight:=Timesheets_BuildReport (New object("line";"employeeLine1"; > "employee";$employeeName;"taskdate";!2017-01-02!)) > $printedHeight:=Timesheets_BuildReport (New object("line";"employeeLine";" > employee";$employeeName;"taskdate";!2017-01-03!)) > $printedHeight:=Timesheets_BuildReport (New object("line";"employeeLine";" > employee";$employeeName;"taskdate";!2017-01-07!)) > > // Timesheets_BuildReport consumes the passed parameter... > C_OBJECT($oLineParams;$1) > $oLineParams:=$1 > > I got to thinking about what happens to the C_OBJECT after > Timesheets_BuildReport consumes it. Does it hang around in memory? My > thinking is that since it’s being saved to a local variable, it will die > when Timesheets_BuildReport ends. > > Should I rethink this and populate a single C_OBJECT as I go? > > thanks, > > John > > John Baughman > Kailua, Hawaii > (808) 262-0328 > [email protected] > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
