From: Tim Hunter <TimHunter@...>
Date: 2007-12-27T02:18:37+09:00
Subject: Re: Destroying an Object

Ken A. wrote:
> Tim Hunter wrote:
>> Ken Awamura wrote:
>>> Suppose I create a new object:
>>>
>>> p = new Object
>>>
>>> How can I kill/destroy this object forever?
>> First, it's
>>
>> p = Object.new
>>
>> Second, you can't. Ruby automatically cleans up an object when there is
>> no more references to it.
> 
> Does ruby's garbage collector really work, or it's as lame as .NET 
> garbage collector?

It really works.

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