The variable is removed from the structure, but Java still needs to come along and remove it from memory.
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/09/04 12:52pm >>> How in godsname do you know I'm working with an RSS feed? Correct me if I am wrong (maybe I just don't get it) but all scopes are structures, correct? Thus VARIABLES is a structure, whether the function is called structDELETE and whether it just removes the element from the structure, the end result is that the variable is destroyed. I guess I sort of figured that it would not make a hell of a lot of difference in normal applications, but I guess it could make a difference if your talking about a heavily visited app, it might speed things up, I think it will anyway.. But....... I could be wrong... Taco Fleur 07 3535 5072 Blog: http://www.tacofleur.com/index/blog/ Methodology: http://www.tacofleur.com/index/methodology/ Tell me and I will forget Show me and I will remember Teach me and I will learn -----Original Message----- From: Mark Stanton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 9 March 2004 2:40 PM To: CFAussie Mailing List Subject: [cfaussie] RE: Variables > To destroy or not to destroy? Maybe getting pedantic here but, from the manual: structDelete = Removes an element from a structure The variable (or structure) itself is still there, you've just knocked a branch off it. So does this reduce the memory being used? I don't know - probably does, unless its making a copy & returning a pointer to the copy. So if you parsed an RSS feed into session.myRSS and then when you'd finished with it you <cfset request.myRSS = 0> or <cfset structDelete(request, "myRSS")> I'd say you're probably going to be using less memory but I still don't think its worth doing in 99% of cases. Cheers Mark ------------------ Mark Stanton Technical Director Gruden Pty Ltd Tel: 9956 6388 Mob: 0410 458 201 Fax: 9956 8433 http://www.gruden.com --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004 --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004 --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004
