From: Eleanor McHugh <eleanor@...>
Date: 2009-04-29T01:55:53+09:00
Subject: Re: Opposite of initialize

On 28 Apr 2009, at 17:45, peter.meier998@gmail.com wrote:
> I'm looking for the opposite function of initialize() as I need to
> call something before an object is "destroyed".

ObjectSpace#define_finalizer allows you to have a proc executed when  
an object is about to be destroyed. If I remember rightly this is when  
the object is actually garbage collected, which can be some time after  
all its references have been released.


Ellie

Eleanor McHugh
Games With Brains
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raise ArgumentError unless @reality.responds_to? :reason