> > It is not setting a different object reference to the same variable, it > > is removing the object reference from the variable. > > > > "a" is a pointer to an instance of a newly instantiated Class1 object. > > Setting "a" to null is perfectly valid. "a" then no longer points to an > > instance. Therefore the object reference count is decremented (in this > > case to 0, so the object memory can be freed). > > I'm OK with this, it just created confusion as it was not allowed earlier. >
It was allowed since the first line of code of Gambas 1, and it is allowed in all object oriented languages I know. :-) -- Benoît Minisini ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EMC VNX: the world's simplest storage, starting under $10K The only unified storage solution that offers unified management Up to 160% more powerful than alternatives and 25% more efficient. Guaranteed. http://p.sf.net/sfu/emc-vnx-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
