I understand that, but shouldn't it be considered best practice to have the release method release all resources not needed? Thus, it would need to be implemented on ever UIComponentTag
On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 08:48:35 -0300, Daniel Kamakura <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > The release() method can be used to clean Tag state, to release any > resources that the Tag was using. Notice that it is up to the > Container to call the release() method when seemed fit, so you can't > rely on this method being called at any specific time. In theory, this > method could be called 12 days after the Tag was used. For this > reason, any code that must be executed at the end of the Tag usage > should be called from the doEndTag() method. > > Regards, > Daniel Kamakura > > On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 11:49:57 +0100, Matthias Wessendorf > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Heath- > > > > I just looked into some of our custom components > > there are also some without calling release(); > > > > Well indeed it should be called in each component > > tag, as far as I see it. > > > > BTW. there was once an issue on a topic related > > to this (see http://tinyurl.com/5hp77). > > > > Perhaps Daniel could point it out? > > > > Regards! > > > > -Matthias > > > > Heath Borders wrote: > > > I noticed that the only play the release method is called is inside of > > > UIComponentTag, and not in any of its children. I don't really know > > > much about JSP tag development, but I was under the impression that > > > release should clear all a Tag's instance variables in preparation for > > > another use. Is this not this case? Can I get rid of a lot of > > > release calls? > > > > > > > -- > > Matthias We�endorf > > Aechterhoek 18 > > DE-48282 Emsdetten > > Germany > > phone: +49-2572-9170275 > > cell phone: +49-179-1118979 > > email: matzew AT apache DOT org > > url: http://www.wessendorf.net > > callto://mwessendorf (Skype) > > icq: 47016183 > > > -- -Heath Borders-Wing [EMAIL PROTECTED]
