Re: Basic GObject question



On Thu, Dec 28, 2006 at 10:46:46AM +0100, Tomasz Jankowski wrote:

Please don't laugh at me ;P Can someone explain me what reference counting
is for?

To know whether an object is in use and automatically
destroy it when it is not used, i.e. not referenced by
anything.

Google "garbage collection reference counting" for detailed
explanations...

Yeti


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