From: David Leal <david@...>
Date: 2001-06-26T23:41:54+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:16900] Re: finalizers, destructors and whatnot

In article <PC0_6.72876$Mq.2529128@e420r-sjo3.usenetserver.com>, "ts"
<decoux@moulon.inra.fr> wrote:

> D> define_finalizer( obj, proc { |id| _id2ref( id ).close  }
> 
> t>  You don't need it, ruby will try to close the object when it's
> garbage t> collected.
> 
>  I've forgotten to say if it's an IO object

What I actually want is that a connection to a database (I'm using pgsql)
be closed automatically when an object goes out of scope.

I think it's somewhat weird having the finalize methods being defined with
ObjectSpace. Shouldn't there be a finalize method in the Object class?

David