Subj : Re: xpconnect object lifetime using nsIXPCScriptable
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : David Bradley <DavidBradleyNOSPAM@cinci.rr.com>
Date : Mon Sep 22 2003 03:23 am

Ulrich von Zadow wrote:
> we have xpcom components here that inherit from nsIXPCScriptable and
> we've run into a situation where we can't seem to get rid of a memory
> leak. Basically, we're returning an xpcom component from GetProperty:

Do you know for sure what is leaking?

Also once you return from GetProperty the holder is destructed and if 
what ever else has a reference to the object dies, it's endanger of 
being collected. (might consider return the holder itself)

You're function signature is a bit puzzling. Why do you need return both 
the object and the jsval representation of the object?

I suspect there's more going on here than meets the eye.

David

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