Hi, On 09/27/2010 02:09 PM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote: > On Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:20:18 -0400, Michel Fortin >> In fact, it's generally a good idea to not wait for the GC to collect >> your objects before closing files, because waiting for the GC could >> take an indeterminate amount of time and leave files open for a long >> time (the GC only runs when needed). > > Yes, this is true no matter what File construct you use.
I'll keep that in mind and will go for a cleanup method that I have to call explicitely. Especially files should probably only be opened if in use or if one wants to prevent others from using it. Cheers, Tom