Hi,
With something like:
class Box < Gtk::HBox
def initialize
super( false )
@dummy = []
button = Gtk::Button.new("Hello")
button.signal_connect("clicked"){
@dummy << ‘hello’
}
pack_start( button )
button.show
end
end
Does the proc object, which is the signal handler for button, create a
‘memory
leak’ when I try to ‘destroy’ a Box?
In other words, do I need to store the handler_id, and then disconnect
it
when I no longer need the instance of Box?
And does the content of the proc matter? Ie. if it didn’t reference
@dummy, would
things be better?
Cheers,
Martin.
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On Tue, Mar 13, 2007 at 10:39:56AM +0000, Martin P. wrote:
button.signal_connect("clicked"){
In other words, do I need to store the handler_id, and then disconnect it
when I no longer need the instance of Box?
The lifetime of your proc object here is directly bound to the lifetime
of the
button since ruby-gnome2 0.15.0. Thus there is no need to disconnect it.
And does the content of the proc matter? Ie. if it didn’t reference @dummy,
would things be better?
The proc object only references what’s inside it, not the other way
around. So
it doesn’t matter.
Sjoerd
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