destroying arrays

[final_eternity]

Is there any way to destroy an array and free up the memory it was using while an swf file is still loaded?

I have a module that is using data from Access to fill up its content. I am loading the data into flash pipe-delimited then splitting those values into seperate arrays. Depending on which button the user presses, depends on which data is queried for and loaded.

Problem is, I was only using one set of arrays to store the data in. After loading a different set of data, I was re-instantiating the arrays, figuring this would clear them out and allow me to re-use them. But I now believe it may be creating the same array name in different memory areas...???

Is there any way to clear to arrays before lading new data to them? Or should I scrap this entire process and preload all the data into their own arrays beforehand?

Also, generally, how much data is too much to be loading at one time? Would a few tables with a hundred or two rows each be too much?

Thanks for any and all responses.

[aashu.com]

have you tried this ?

delete MyArray;

?? check this ...

or ... myArray = undefined;

[final_eternity]

as far as I know, there is no way to do something like

delete myArray();

or soemthing like that.

Maybe I can use something like

myArray.slice(0);

to slice all entries from 0 to the end..??

[aashu.com]

see this ...

aashu = new Array("a","b","c");
trace("before deleting :" + aashu[1]);
delete aashu;
trace("after deleting :" + aashu[1]);

your solution is this ...

[final_eternity]

Thanks man, it helped out.

I had to seriously debug some code, but everything seems to be working fine now.

I swear I looked all over the docs for something like array.clear() or something, can couldnt find it.

Learn something new everyday.

[aashu.com]

one thing i found intersting ...

when i am seeing the posts of yours and me ... is 107 and 1071 ... only 1 more ... lol

[final_eternity]

pretty funny.. I visit here quite often, and I only have 107 posts. It's like you've been here for like 10 years.. j/k

[aashu.com]

[DangerAhead]

EASY!

// just set the length to zero
// the length property is read and write

nameOfYourArray.length = 0;

[aashu.com]

never thought about this way!

thanks for your suggestion ... i thought it was readonly property.

[demons]

nameOfYourArray.length = 0;

a good tip,but it's still in memery,so nameOfYourArray=null;/nameOfYourArray=undefined;/delete nameOfYourArray;


...

while (yourarray.length) yourarray.pop();

DS

[aashu.com]

i think then the delete will be the best.