| Re: deallocating ptrs [message #44352] |
Sun, 12 June 2005 23:08  |
Antonio Santiago
Messages: 201
Registered: February 2004
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R.G. Stockwell wrote:
> Hi,
> I am reading an HDF, and have a template created with the HDF_browser.
> The template is a structure that has over 200 pointers deeply nested in
> several labrynthical "subnested structure arrays of structure ptr array
> structures".
> :)
>
> So, I tried to deallocate this monster with a heap_free call, and it doesn't
> get
> deallocated. (IDL 6.1)
> In fact I have for the moment been reduced to a heap_gc call, which seems
> inelegant.
>
> So why doesn't heap_free free the heap? It looks like is isn't even trying.
> It goes from 238 to 164 ptrs.
>
> Anyone have a nice generic deallocating routine to crawl down the structure.
> I actually have an old routine that prints out a structure nicely, that
> recursively
> steps through each element. It could be modified to test each element and
> deallocate it if it is a ptr, but there has to be a routine that already
> does that.
>
> Cheers,
> bob
>
>
What about a recursive procedure:
(ALERT: I write next lines directly without testing)
PRO free_super_struct_pointer, initial_struct
num_fields = N_ELEMENTS(TAG_NAMES(initial_struct))
FOR i=0, num-1 DO BEGIN
;;Check if the field is a pointer (to a struct)
IF SIZE(initial_struct.(i), /TNAME) EQ 'POINTER' THEN BEGIN
;;Free nested substructures
free_super_struct_pointer, *(initial_struct.(i))
;;Free space
PTR_FREE, initial_struct.(i)
ENDIF
ENDFOR
END
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| Re: deallocating ptrs [message #44439 is a reply to message #44352] |
Mon, 13 June 2005 13:20  |
R.G. Stockwell
Messages: 363
Registered: July 1999
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"Antonio Santiago" <d6522117@est.fib.upc.edu> wrote in message
news:d8j7tc$abm$1@defalla.upc.es...
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> What about a recursive procedure:
>
> (ALERT: I write next lines directly without testing)
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> PRO free_super_struct_pointer, initial_struct
...
> END
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Thanks Antonio,
that is what I will end up doing. I just don't understand why
IDL's canned routine heap_free doesn't free the heap. I thought
I must be missing something. After all, if a jarhead like me can
figure out how to deallocate that monstrosity, then surely IDL
should be able to.
Cheers,
bob
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