Dialogs and Buttons Leaks?

[Leo]

I just started working on a new map that uses alot of dialogs, I've read on a bunch of a posts that dialogs leak (but its not normally an issue since people don't use many). Since I'm using alot, I figure I should probably clean these leaks. What are the lines of code for destroying them?

 

[Rheias]

DialogDestroy(dialog)

Should destroy dialog if I'm not mistaken.

 

[Doom-Angel]

u can destroy them yet it doesn't make this thing a leak

a leak is only when every time u do the action it would create new dialog or dialog button and since they require variables to use them anyway they do not leak....

 

[Leo]

Just because something is set to a variable doesn't mean it doesn't leak (for example unit group - if you set a unit group to a variable, and then set a new group to the variable to the variable, without destroying the first unit group, you will have a leak)

In my map I will be setting different buttons to the same variables at different points in the game. Therefore, I assume I need to destroy the old values for the buttons and dialog variables.

 

[Doom-Angel]

i dunno about that but im pretty sure it won't leak
since that dialog no longer exist on the map itself or in the data and about the button i think that clearing them would be enough
even though there might be chance it does leak try ask some pro here

 

[Sooda]

When you are going to destroy them then do it after you have finished with your dialog or there will be no buttons I think.

 

[Leo]

Well duh, why would I destroy them before I use them...

But what is the destroy button code line?

 

[Doom-Angel]

call DialogDestroy(udg_UrDialog)

 

[Leo]

Yea Rheias already said that, but doesnt that destroy just the dialog, what about the buttons, since they are separate variable type?

 

[elmstfreddie]

There's no function for destroying dialogue buttons.

 

[Terrabull]

if I'm not mistaken, dialog buttons are integers and strings together forming a happy union. That would make it a non-leaking variable type.

 

[AceHart]

"button" extends "handle". As such, it has the potential for leaks.
There is no function I know of that would destroy a dialog button...

Either way, never seen any reports on how badly they leak or so.
It won't crash your map...

 

[Leo]

"button" extends "handle". As such, it has the potential for leaks.
There is no function I know of that would destroy a dialog button...

Either way, never seen any reports on how badly they leak or so.
It won't crash your map...

Perhaps I will make "Dialog Wars: See who can click the most buttons" in an attempt to cause a dialog leak induced crash heh

Anyways, thanks for all the comments, they were quite useful.