Re: Memory reference that does not stop garbage collection.

[Rene Zwanenburg via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On Friday, 8 February 2019 at 15:42:13 UTC, Jonathan Levi wrote:

I should be able to use `core.memory.GC.removeRange` right?


That would leave dangling references in the array. You may be 
interested in this, but I have not used it myself:


https://repo.or.cz/w/iv.d.git/blob/HEAD:/weakref.d

Memory reference that does not stop garbage collection.

[Jonathan Levi via Digitalmars-d-learn]

I have observers and listeners.

class Observer {
   Listener[] listeners;
}
class Listener {}

The observers keep references to listeners, but I would like the 
GC to garbage collect listeners even if observers have references 
to it and remove the references in observers.


I should be able to use `core.memory.GC.removeRange` right?

class Observer {
  Listener[] listeners;
  this() {
listeners = [];
GC.removeRange(listeners.ptr);
  }
}

And in the deconstructor for listeners release the references in 
observers.
How does that work if the listeners array gets reallocated when 
extending, do I just recall `removeRange` any time after an 
append?


I am guessing I am not the first one to want this so I would 
rather not reinvent the wheel myself.  I also do not want memory 
leaks.


Thanks!