From: "R.. Kumar 1.9.1 OSX" <sentinel1879@...>
Date: 2010-07-13T14:09:02+09:00
Subject: Re: while loop end action

John Crichton wrote:

> How can I properly run some actions or a method after my counter/time
> has reached it's end and then delete the obj instance?
> 
> Thanks

since no one has responded I'll make a quick try...

1. you can always do:

myarray = nil

2. Your variables and the print can be local variables inside the 
method. Use @var only for instance level data. in your case, you do not 
need the data outside of the method.

def method
  array = []
  # or array = Array.new
  while ....
     array << "str"
  end
  puts array.join(",")
end

In the above example, array is local data and will be released soon 
after method is over.

If array is very large, and your method is really long, and you do not 
need array after printing, then you can do "array = nil" after its last 
use.
HTH.
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