VB6 - Enumerating unreleased references at program end
-
I'm maintaining some old VB6 code (eventually will be moving to VS2008) It has many circular references between objects. I'm looking for a way to enumerate the outstanding object references remaining at the program end to be able to verify that the circular references are all disposed of properly. Also, is there a way to get some notification or callback with a reference is defined? Thanks, Chuck
-
I'm maintaining some old VB6 code (eventually will be moving to VS2008) It has many circular references between objects. I'm looking for a way to enumerate the outstanding object references remaining at the program end to be able to verify that the circular references are all disposed of properly. Also, is there a way to get some notification or callback with a reference is defined? Thanks, Chuck
cvogt61457 wrote:
It has many circular references between objects.
It sounds like you've got a serious design problem. Except in a limited number of cases, an object graph should not have circular references, unless absolutely necessary. I would highly recommend rewriting the app to remove this condition if at all possible.
cvogt61457 wrote:
is there a way to get some notification or callback with a reference is defined
There is no such event or callback to subscribe to unless the class that you're instantiating supplies it.
A guide to posting questions on CodeProject[^]
Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP Visual Developer - Visual Basic
2006, 2007, 2008
But no longer in 2009...