Quick GC question

@Ned Murphy,

thanks for the reply. My script is something like this:

This is the Main class:

package

{

  public class Main extends Sprite

  {

    private var rectangles:Rects;

    public function Main():void

    {

      var te:Array = ["10 X 10", "20 X 20", "30 X 30"];

      rectangles = new Rects(te);

      rectangles.addEventListener(Event.SELECT, rectSelected);

    }

    private function rectSelected(e:Event):void

    {

       trace('a rect has been selected');

       rectangles.removeEventListener(Event.SELECT, rectSelected);

       rectangles = null;

    }

  }

}

Here is the Rects class

package

{

  public class Rects extends Sprite

  {

     public function Rects(ar:Array):void

     {

        var sprs:Array = new Array();

        for (var i:uint = 0; i < ar.length; i++)

        {

          sprs = new Sprite();

          sprs.graphics.beginFill(....);

          sprs.graphics.drawRect(....);

          sprs.graphics.endFill();

          sprs.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, sprSelected);

        }

     }

     private function sprSelected(e:MouseEvent):void

     {

         this.dispatchEvent(new Event(Event.SELECT));

     }

  }

}

Now notice that in Main class, when I receive an Event.SELECT, i no longer require Rects class instance anymore, so what I do is, I remove event-listener and nullfied its variable. Now, according to me, Rects class is not reference from any active object and hence should be swept by GC. I know, I could delete sprite invidually by creating a function in Rects class... etc, but I want to make sure if I do not do it, will the sprites of Rects be deleted by GC?