13 Oct
2004
13 Oct
'04
8:05 p.m.
guenter geiger wrote:
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004, joerg piringer wrote:
when a string is generated (each operation that returns a string generates a new string) the usage count is set to one and when an object receives a string at one of its inlets the usage count is reduced. if the usage count is zero the string mem is freed.
Why can't you just free the string after it has been sent ? AFAIK the outlet_* functions execute the methods of the connected objects immediately.
ah. interesting. but what happens if i want to store the string in a list, or use a builtin pd object?
joerg