how to delete a custom class instance?

[Jerome_Squalor]

hey everyone, i need some help with deleting class instances. say i have a bullet class. say the bullet class checks when the bullet hits an enemy. i need help with how to delete the bullet when it hits the enemy.

im really struggling with this and any help would be helpful.

thnx

[Guest]

Do all of the following:
(1) removeChild so that it is not on the display list anywhere.
(2) Remove all references to the display object. For example, you can set them to null.
(3) Remove all event listeners attached to the instance.
(4) Think positive thoughts and hope it works.

[Jerome_Squalor]

hi, can you show me how to do that with code within my deleter class?
i dont know if what i have is correct or not so feel free to change it.

[kglad]

it can't be done in a deleter class unless all references are passed to the class or created in the class so the deleter class has access to all references.

[Jerome_Squalor]

what do you mean? what are references?

[kglad]

anything that refers to the movieclip you're trying to use.

for example, when you add a listener, that creates a reference so you need to remove the listener. when you use a variable to point to your movieclip, that variable needs to be removed. when you store the movieclip in an array, that array element needs to be removed.

and, in your situation, you're not removing the movieclip. you're removing the array reference only so you can be sure your movieclip is not going to be gc'd.