Dispose swf content.

[Fusion 0 Likes (Newbie)]

Hi,

 

I'm trying to use the dispose() method but it doesn't work like I had expected.

I have 3 swf's: "Menu", "Game" and "Container". The last one loads in the first two.

But, when I'm done with the menu, I'd like to unload the swf and all the classes I had loaded in it.

 

menu = (LoaderMax.getContent("Menu.swf") as ContentDisplay).rawContent;

//...

(LoaderMax.getLoader("Menu.swf") as SWFLoader).dispose(true);
removeChild(menu);
menu = null;

 

With the code above, the classes won't be garbage collected.

Is there an option to remove them all without setting every instance to null in the "Menu" swf?

I've already tried to use a different application domain.

[GreenSock 18,243 Likes (Superhero)]

If you're still holding a reference to an object in AS3, Flash won't release it for garbage collection - that has nothing to do with LoaderMax/SWFLoader. So yes, you need to null any variables that reference your unloaded stuff.