com.addicted2flash.util.WeakReference

Package	com.addicted2flash.util
Class	public class WeakReference
Implements	IDisposable

Flash based interpretation of an weak referenced object (influenced by http://www.bigroom.co.uk/blog/create-your-own-weak-references-in-actionscript-3). A weak reference is a reference that does not protect the referent object from collection by a garbage collector. An object referenced only by weak references is considered unreachable (or "weakly reachable") and so may be collected at any time. Weak references are used to prevent circular references and to avoid keeping in memory referenced by unneeded objects.

	Property	Defined by
		reference : * [read-only] return the referenced object.	WeakReference

Public Methods

	Method		Defined by
		WeakReference(value:*) Create a new `WeakReference`.	WeakReference
		dispose():void free memory for garbage collection.	WeakReference
		toString():String String representation of `WeakReference`.	WeakReference

Property detail

reference

property

reference:* [read-only]

return the referenced object.

Implementation
public function get reference():*

Constructor detail

WeakReference

()

constructor

public function WeakReference(value:*)

Create a new WeakReference.

Parameters

value:* — referenced object

Method detail

dispose

()

method

public function dispose():void

free memory for garbage collection.

toString

()

method

public function toString():String

String representation of WeakReference.

Returns

String — String representation of WeakReference

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