Re: [PHP-DEV] Variable Reference Counters

2002-09-06 Thread Marcus Börger
The function get_reference_count() could be helpful with garbage collection. For example most people using Java do not know when the garbage collection fails like collections, double linked lists and such. I guess your point was to addresses exactly this circumstance. If so that function would e

Re: [PHP-DEV] Variable Reference Counters

2002-09-06 Thread Tom Oram
Quick amendment to the original example Marcus Boerger pointed out my line of code which said if (get_reference_count($this->objects[$id])) should have been if (get_reference_count($this->objects[$id]) == 1) Thanks Marcus. Anyone got any opinions on this topic yet? Cheers To

Re: [PHP-DEV] Variable Reference Counters

2002-09-06 Thread Marcus Börger
At 11:43 06.09.2002, Tom Oram wrote: >Hi, > >In the Zend Engine I assume each (referenced) variable has some sort of >reference counter so that when the last reference is lost the memory is freed >up, am I right? If I am has anyone ever suggested or are there any plans to >make this available to t

[PHP-DEV] Variable Reference Counters

2002-09-06 Thread Tom Oram
Hi, In the Zend Engine I assume each (referenced) variable has some sort of reference counter so that when the last reference is lost the memory is freed up, am I right? If I am has anyone ever suggested or are there any plans to make this available to the php scripts, this goes for the object po