can I "dispose" of an array?

[leegold2]

Is there a way I can "dispose" of an array. For example I need to use an
array for short time in a script. After I've used that data structure I
want to dispose of it to free-up resources. Is there a way? Thanks, Lee G.

[Tony Marston]

Re: can I "dispose&q uot; of an array?


"leegold2" <leegold@nospam .net> wrote in message
news:LlGmd.6612 $GV5.1543@trndd c04...[color=blue]
> Is there a way I can "dispose" of an array. For example I need to use an
> array for short time in a script. After I've used that data structure I
> want to dispose of it to free-up resources. Is there a way? Thanks, Lee G.[/color]

unset($array);

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[Pedro Graca]

Re: can I &quot;dispose&q uot; of an array?

leegold2 wrote:[color=blue]
> Is there a way I can "dispose" of an array. For example I need to use an
> array for short time in a script. After I've used that data structure I
> want to dispose of it to free-up resources. Is there a way? Thanks, Lee G.[/color]

http://www.php.net/unset

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[Kre¹o Kunjas]

Re: can I &quot;dispose&q uot; of an array?

On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:11:39 GMT, leegold2 wrote:
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> Is there a way I can "dispose" of an array. For example I need to use an
> array for short time in a script. After I've used that data structure I
> want to dispose of it to free-up resources. Is there a way? Thanks, Lee G.[/color]

try unset($arraynam e);

[Kre¹o Kunjas]

Re: can I &quot;dispose&q uot; of an array?

On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:11:39 GMT, leegold2 wrote:
[color=blue]
> Is there a way I can "dispose" of an array. For example I need to use an
> array for short time in a script. After I've used that data structure I
> want to dispose of it to free-up resources. Is there a way? Thanks, Lee G.[/color]

try:

unset($array_na me);

it says in manual that unset destroys variable, so i presume that also
frees all resources that it used

[leegold2]

Re: can I &quot;dispose&q uot; of an array?

leegold2 wrote:[color=blue]
> Is there a way I can "dispose" of an array. For example I need to use an
> array for short time in a script. After I've used that data structure I
> want to dispose of it to free-up resources. Is there a way? Thanks, Lee G.[/color]

Thank you!

[Coder Droid]

Re: can I &quot;dispose&q uot; of an array?

> > Is there a way I can "dispose" of an array. [snip][color=blue]
>
> try unset($arraynam e);[/color]

Does that get rid of everything in the array immediately? Or does PHP
have some sort of garbage collection? Or do things just hang out until
the script ends? (Or maybe a combination of all these?)

Did I use enough question marks?

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