If you're adding elements to a hash you created using array_init(), and you're using the standard macros (which apparently you are) - then yes, the engine will take care of garbage collection for you.
At 09:27 PM 5/17/2002, Robert Cummings wrote: >Zeev Suraski wrote: > > > > At 09:04 PM 5/17/2002, Robert Cummings wrote: > > >To be honest I'm passing the return_value into my recursion > > > > Not sure what you mean by that - return_value is handled by the engine as > > soon as you return from your function implementation, if that's what you're > > asking. If you're using it internally, then you're responsible for it > > until you return from your code. > >Well I'm creating a nested hash that I want to return ultimately, so >at my first recursive step I pass return_value as the hash to be filled. >However at various steps in the recursion I add elements to the hash that >overwrite default values. So my question is whether during this recursive >process does the garbage collector run when I overwrite a hash entry? >Hope that clears things up. > >Cheers, >Rob. >-- >.-----------------. >| Robert Cummings | >:-----------------`----------------------------. >| Webdeployer - Chief PHP and Java Programmer | >:----------------------------------------------: >| Mail : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | >| Phone : (613) 731-4046 x.109 | >:----------------------------------------------: >| Website : http://www.webmotion.com | >| Fax : (613) 260-9545 | >`----------------------------------------------' -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
