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'recycle use

 [1/3] from: ptretter::charter::net at: 3-Feb-2004 9:35


I'm a big confused on 'recycle. How often should it be used - such as should it be called in a large forever loop where you might have a lot of set-word values that you are unsetting? Or will this cause a performance hit from that forever loop? Paul Tretter

 [2/3] from: greggirwin:mindspring at: 3-Feb-2004 10:37


Hi Paul, PT> I'm a big confused on 'recycle. How often should it be used - PT> such as should it be called in a large forever loop where you PT> might have a lot of set-word values that you are unsetting? Or PT> will this cause a performance hit from that forever loop? Using recycle will definitely cause a performance hit. It's unlikely that you'll need to use it for 99% of your code. In cases where I use it in a loop, I'll usually use a counter so I only call it every N iterations. Sometimes a specific call or section of logic (e.g. where a large series is allocated), can also be used as a trigger to keep the recycle count down. -- Gregg

 [3/3] from: ptretter::charter::net at: 3-Feb-2004 12:49


Thanks Gregg. Gives me a few ideas. Paul Tretter