Category Archives: memory

Flash Memory Management (Ellis)

References When you assign a value of a simple type to a variable, the variable actually stores the value (i.e., myNum = 5, myNum actually equals 5). Variables that point to objects are different. Instead of storing the object in … Continue reading

By: garyr Categories: flash / flex / memory

Flash Memory Management (Ty)

Flash Player 9 has a powerful Virtual Machine that runs ActionScript 3 at speeds worthy of high-end applications while managing memory automatically. To help keep up that performance and minimize unused memory there are some basic principles to remember when … Continue reading

By: garyr Categories: flash / flex / memory