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delete and MmFile
Jan 29, 2012
NewName
Jan 29, 2012
Daniel Murphy
Jan 29, 2012
NewName
Jan 29, 2012
Daniel Murphy
January 29, 2012
Hello everybody.
So I heard that `delete' is being deprecated?

If that's true, what can I do to close an MmFile?
Or is there another way to create an MmFile object, other than with `new', so
that it gets destroyed when out of scope?

My problem is, I need to reopen the same file outside an if() block. If the
conditional is entered and I don't delete the MmFile in it, my program will
crash at runtime.
Presumably for trying to map the same file twice.

Thank you.
January 29, 2012
"NewName" <b5353166@nwldx.com> wrote in message news:jg2du7$2nun$1@digitalmars.com...
> Hello everybody.
> So I heard that `delete' is being deprecated?
>

When delete is gone, you will still be able to destroy class instances with
'clear' from phobos.  Like delete, it runs the destructor on the class, it
just doesn't actually free the memory, it leaves it for the gc.
When the destructor is called the resources held by MmFile should be
released.


January 29, 2012
Thanks Daniel.
So clear() is a function thing, so my delete mmf; will look like clear(mmf); am I
right?

January 29, 2012
Yes.  clear is in object.d so it will always be available.

"NewName" <b5353166@newldx.com> wrote in message news:jg2fdj$2rmk$1@digitalmars.com...
> Thanks Daniel.
> So clear() is a function thing, so my delete mmf; will look like
> clear(mmf); am I
> right?
>