2.9 The FINALIZATION module
finalize-when-unreachable
Function
Summary
Registers an object for finalization.
Signature
finalize-when-unreachable object => object
Arguments
- object
- An instance of
<object>.
Values
- object
- An instance of
<object>.
Library
common-extensions
Module
finalization
Description
Registers object for finalization. If object becomes unreachable, it is added to the finalization queue rather than being immediately reclaimed.
Object waits in the finalization queue until the application calls drain-finalization-queue, which processes each object in the queue by calling the generic function finalize on it.
The function returns its argument.
See also
drain-finalization-queue, page 57