Re: ADT List

[Michael Griebling <mgriebling@inspired.to>]

Peter Froehlich wrote:

> >PROCEDURE Destroy* (VAR l: List);
> >(* Removes all elements from list `l' and destroys the list object itself.
> >   The variable parameter `l' is set to NIL.
> >   Note: The user is not required to call this procedure.  Resources like
> >   unused lists are automatically freed by the garbage collector.  This
> >   procedure is provided for convenience, both for the user and the garbage
> >   collector.  *)
> >  END Destroy;
>
>   Reminds me of NCL again: If OOC supports "CLOSE" (or some equivalent
> library function) I could actually contribute code to simulate "real"
> destructors.

I'm currently working on a "real" garbage collector for OOC which wouldsupport
arbitrary destructors for any object.  No idea when this will be
completed (soon I hope) but you may want to keep this in mind.

Michael G.