Re: Re: unable to unset reference

---- Shawn McKenzie <nospam@mckenzies.net> wrote: > Shawn McKenzie wrote: > > Sylvain Rabot wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> First of all I would like to know if one day we will be able to unset > >> $this into a class in order to destroy the object. It could really be > >> useful to prevent big memory usage. > >> > >> As it can't be done I tried to unset an object by unsetting a reference > >> of this object but it has no effect on the object but only on the > >> reference. > >> > >> Should unset destroy the reference itself and the object ??? > >> > >> if you don't think so can you think of something different to destroy > >> both of them like I don't know, destroy($obejctsreference) > >> > >> Regards. > >> > >> Reproduce code: > >> --------------- > >> <? > >> > >> $x = new stdClass(); > >> $x->a = 'ayayaye'; > >> > >> $b[0] =& $x; > >> > >> unset($b[0]); > >> > >> var_dump($x); > >> > >> ?> > >> > >> Expected result: > >> ---------------- > >> NULL > >> > >> Actual result: > >> -------------- > >> object(stdClass)#1 (1) { > >> ["a"]=> > >> string(7) "ayayaye" > >> } > > > > So if you unset a reference you are dereferencing it. If you want to > > unset both, then unset the object, in this case $x. > > > > -Shawn > > Ignore everything that I have said or may say, I'm completely wrong :-( > Sure Shawn, you're just trying to increase your rankings for this week... ;) Personally, objects are a b!tch to use, but I'm gradually working myself to the point of having to learn and play nice with them. Wolf