Re: dealloc (Correction) -- RPG400-L

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Subject: Re: dealloc (Correction)
From: Scott Klement <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 12:26:52 -0600 (CST)
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Assuming that myField_P is the based of myField, does these two
statements yield same result?

Statement 1 ==>   dealloc myField_P;
Statement 2 ==>   myField_P = *null;

No. The first statement releases memory so that it's available for otherprograms to use for other purposes.

The second statement sets a pointer to null (so that it no longer pointsto a valid space in memory.)

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