<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>ObjectSpace</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <A HREF="Math.html">prev</A> - <A HREF="classes.html#classes">up</A> - <A HREF="Prec.html">next</A> - <A HREF="index.html">index</A> <HR> <dl> <dt> <H1>ObjectSpace</H1> <dd> <P> The module to iterate over living objects. </P> <dt> <h2>Module Functions:</h2> <dd> <DL COMPACT> <DT> <A NAME="add_finalizer"> <CODE>add_finalizer(<var>proc</var>)</CODE></A> <DD> <p> Sets the <var>proc</var> as the finalizer. When the object that specified by <a href="#call_finalizer"><code>call_finalizer</code></a> are going to be recycled, the finalizers are called with their ID's (c.f <a href="Object.html#id">Object#id</a>). </p> <DT> <A NAME="call_finalizer"> <CODE>call_finalizer(<var>obj</var>)</CODE></A> <DD> <p> Set the finalizer flag for the object. The finalizers are called when objects that the flag set are going to recycle. </p> <DT> <A NAME="finalizers"> <CODE>finalizers</CODE></A> <DD> <p> Returns the list of the finalizers. </p> <DT> <A NAME="each_object"> <CODE>each_object([<var>class_or_module</var>])</CODE></A> <DD> <p> Iterates over all living objects which is instance of the <var>class_or_module</var>. Without an argument, it iterates over all existing objects. </p> <DT> <A NAME="garbage_collect"> <CODE>garbage_collect</CODE></A> <DD> <p> Starts collecting objects which is no longer accessed from anywhere. </p> <DT> <A NAME="remove_finalizer"> <CODE>remove_finalizer(<var>proc</var>)</CODE></A> <DD> <p> Removes the <var>proc</var> from the finalizers. </p> </DL> </dl> <HR> <A HREF="Math.html">prev</A> - <A HREF="classes.html#classes">up</A> - <A HREF="Prec.html">next</A> - <A HREF="index.html">index</A> <P ALIGN=right><A HREF="mailto:matz@netlab.co.jp">matz@netlab.co.jp</A></P> </BODY> </HTML>
