I noticed that Event.stopObserving does not actually remove the array of [element,name,observer] from the observers cache that it adds when you call Event.observe. Could this be preventing proper garbage collection? Say you create a div and observe it with Event.observe and a function that contains a closure (e.g. bind()), then later remove that element from the DOM and all references to it that you have control over, there is still a reference to it in the observers cache and a reference to that function in the observers cache. Does this not prevent that memory from being regained after the stopObserving call completes?
I don't think I understand javascript garbage collection completely.. This article is what got me thinking about this, I'm sure most of you have read it: http://javascript.crockford.com/memory/leak.html Thanks, Colin --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype: Core" group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-core@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-core?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
