Memory Management in LiveCode

[Peter TB Brett]

On 2015-07-14 01:35, Peter W A Wood wrote:
> The User Guide states the Memory Management is automatic but doesn’t
> explain how the engine actually manages memory. Does anybody know if
> it uses a type of reference counting or a garbage collector?

Hi Peter,

The engine uses automatic reference counting to manage memory.  There's 
no garbage collection.

                                              Peter

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Dr Peter Brett <peter.brett at livecode.com>
LiveCode Engine Development Team