Removing the MovieClips or objects does not remove the listeners to that object. You would have to explicitly remove the listeners first then remove your MovieClip/object. Otherwise, the reference to the listener will still exist, thus not get picked up by garbage collection. This could be another cause of your leak issue.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Varun Soundararajan Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 2:10 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Re: Handle Leaks in Flash, anyone can help? Hi James, you are right, I use a lot of EventDispatcher in the code. Most of the components throw events which are listened by other components in the scene. I have lot of components, more commonly, Tree, Scrollpanes, list box,etc etc.. in my XML if I command the object to be deleted, it gets deleted. If it were a movieclip in a scrollpane. i do : scrollpane.content.unloadMovie(); scrollpane.content.removeMovieClip(); and then i unload and remove the scrollpane itself. if say, the XML commands the object to be created, i would also add eventHandlers for the object I created.. eg: object.addActionListener("enter",Delegate.create(this,enterActionHandler)); I dont remember adding a removeActionListener method when the object is deleted (the deletion command is sent through the XML, which makes the VM to delete the object)..I will do that ASAP and see how that helps.. This is a good lead.. Are there anything else associated with Action Listeners/Event Dipatchers that I missed out? One more thing, New listeners are NOT added to the existing object during 1 minute intervals, I add listeners only when I create a new object, in other words, if the server through the XML commands the client to create an object. Is there some profiler that will help know if any event that was dispatched has not been caught by any component/object? Thanks Varun On 7/10/07, James Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Are you using EventDispatcher at all? If so, are you adding listeners at > each interval? Make sure they're added and removed properly or they'll > get > lost and mount up. It's hard to help without seeing any code. Can you > give > a brief example of the code that runs at each interval? > > - James > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Varun > Soundararajan > Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 2:51 PM > To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > Subject: [Flashcoders] Re: Handle Leaks in Flash, anyone can help? > > Hi, > can anyone give some hints on how to proceed? > > On 7/9/07, Varun Soundararajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Flash Champs, > > > > I need help regarding handle leak issue. I have a Flash > > movie that parses XML from the server every 1 minute. The XML file that > the > > SWF parses in every 1 minute interval is around 100- 200 KB. I m seeing > that > > IE starts leaking handles (not sure if that is related to XML parsing, > but > > the XML every one minute can trigger a change in the content of the > movie > > (ie., what objects should be visible or if a new object needs to be > created > > etc) ). > > > > When I profiled IE process, I see a lot of "token" handle > leaks > > (more than 2000 handles leaks per day) ( My understanding on Token > Handles: > > It is a handle to a security credential. Usually when IE connects to a > > server it tries to send the credentials of the logged in user. These > > credentials are seen as tokens in windows.) > > > > Are there any documented issues regarding this? If I keep IE > > open for a few days (2-3 days), Flash will cause IE to either crash, or > make > > the system unstable.. I have disabled all Toolbars (except Adobe PDF > > toolbar).. > > > > I use HTTP to request XML data from Server (I think thats the only > > non-remoting way to obtain data from server in Flash). There is JSP > Session > > ID based authentication to connect to server before running the SWF. > Does > > that have something to do with this? When I login to the server with > > credentials, but dont launch the Flash movie, I dont have Handle Leaks, > that > > has led me to the conclusion that something in the flash movie could be > the > > trouble maker. How do I go ahead debugging? Thanks in advance. > > > > > > Some details about the Flash Movie: > > There are several Actionscript Verison 2 components in the movie all > > instances of which are created at runtime using actionscript. all of my > code > > is in Actionscript 2 There is quite some XML parsing. There are not much > > animations in the movie (the movie more has to do with parsing the XML > and > > representing it in the screen). Please feel free to ask more details > that > > are needed.. > > > > > > Regards > > Varun > > > > > > -- > Regards > --Varun S > http://mailvarun.blogspot.com > > /* This mail was sent using 100% recycled electrons */ > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > -- Regards --Varun S http://mailvarun.blogspot.com /* This mail was sent using 100% recycled electrons */ _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
