Does SplitText.revert() frees the object itself from memory?

[violacase]

Since a new instance of SplitText is a 'new' object I wonder if  Splittext.revert() not only clears the DOM but also the object itself from memory. 

If not how do I free the object itself?

[Cassie]

You shouldn't need to worry about garbage collection yourself.

I may have to check with @GreenSock on the specifics but as far as I know GSAP releases animations a few seconds after they're done for GC.
 

[violacase]

@Cassie Thanks for so far.  I really want to be certain. In my future (text fun) projects I think I have to create (and revert of course) many instances in a single page. 

[Cassie]

Over to Jack then. He'll be around soon. (We're on different time schedules) ☺️

[OSUblake]

9 hours ago, violacase said:

If not how do I free the object itself?

 

You have to remove any references to it. Not a gsap thing. That's just how programming works.

 

let split = new SplitText(yourElement);

// later
split.revert();
split = null;

 

[OSUblake]

9 hours ago, violacase said:

If not how do I free the object itself?

 

But don't get too hung about things like that. 1 split text object is not going to cause any issues. Maybe a million.

[OSUblake]

9 minutes ago, OSUblake said:

But don't get too hung about things like that.

 

But if you want to be in the know, just search for how to avoid memory leaks in JavaScript. Here's a start...

https://dev.to/kepta/a-toddlers-guide-to-memory-leaks-in-javascript-25lf

[violacase]

Many thanks @OSUblake!

And a big hug for explaining just a bit more then my question was about initial