What happens to memory demands as Swfs load and Unload? 1

[Chris99]

If I load Movie1.swf (3 megs in size) into level 1 of my projector and then load Movie2.swf (5 megs in size) into the SAME LEVEL, am I correct in stating that Movie1.swf is thus completely removed because Movie 2 was loaded into the same level? And if so, what happened to the 3 megs of data associated with Movie1.swf? Was the computer's memory (RAM/HDD) automatically cleared of all 3 megs of data as soon as Movie2.swf loaded?

I am asking this because if memory IS automatically cleared of a previous swf's data whenever a swf is loaded into the same level, then I guess there would be no memory problems if one were to load and unload several swfs of about 3 to 5 megs size into the same level. Correct? Otherwise, if memory is not cleared of a previous swf's data, then I imagine sooner or later there's be serious problems.

Thanx in advance for any insights anyone might have on this !

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[billwatson]

when a movie clip goes offstage, or an object is redefined, that object's entry internally in Flash is zeroed out - but the releasing of its memory allocation ("garbage collection&quot does not take place immediately.

Garbage collection happens when either enough free CPU cycles are available, or when the object count has increased by a certain percentage, in which case it tries to steal a few cycles to clean up as much as it can.


The exception is when the delete() command is invoked - this prompts immediate garbage collection. so if you are concerned about memory i would load the swf into empty clips and create/delete these clips as and when necessary.

 

[Chris99]

Thank you for clarifying this issue about memory and swfs loading and unloading. I will try out your suggestions


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