Re: [Flashcoders] Weak eventListener Problem
No, it's not true. You're misunderstanding how weak listeners work, how anonymous functions work (you shouldn't use those anyway), and you're also misunderstanding how the garbage collector works. Whenever you addEventListener, immediately write a function that removes the event listener (such as a destroy method). If you get into this habit, you will never forget to do it and you'll never have this issue ever again. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Weak eventListener Problem
I make destroy methods, avoid using extra references to listeners and am compulsive about cleaning them up, still some continue to execute imperviously. I hate when this happens cause its unpredictable and unexplainable. All I know is the Real garbage collectors are sometimes late picking up my garbage after I put it outside for them. -- Keith H -- www.keith-hair.net Steven Sacks wrote: No, it's not true. You're misunderstanding how weak listeners work, how anonymous functions work (you shouldn't use those anyway), and you're also misunderstanding how the garbage collector works. Whenever you addEventListener, immediately write a function that removes the event listener (such as a destroy method). If you get into this habit, you will never forget to do it and you'll never have this issue ever again. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Weak eventListener Problem
@Steven, I know anonymous functions are horrible, but I was trying to anything to get the GC to pick it up. I'm really just testing, to see how GC might react, and how the weak event listeners work. I know mediocre practice (and higher) you need to remove event listeners. I was just wondering, I've made a few classes that use weak references so that the person using my class does not have to worry about GC with the object. I wanted to make sure that it works how I thought it would. Ktu On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Keith H kh...@nc.rr.com wrote: I make destroy methods, avoid using extra references to listeners and am compulsive about cleaning them up, still some continue to execute imperviously. I hate when this happens cause its unpredictable and unexplainable. All I know is the Real garbage collectors are sometimes late picking up my garbage after I put it outside for them. -- Keith H -- www.keith-hair.net Steven Sacks wrote: No, it's not true. You're misunderstanding how weak listeners work, how anonymous functions work (you shouldn't use those anyway), and you're also misunderstanding how the garbage collector works. Whenever you addEventListener, immediately write a function that removes the event listener (such as a destroy method). If you get into this habit, you will never forget to do it and you'll never have this issue ever again. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
