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Don’t abuse FreeAndNil anymore

DelphiTools – A recurring subject when it comes to freeing objects and preventing is whether you should just .Free them, thus leaving a invalid reference that should however never be used anymore when the code design is correct, or if you should defensively FreeAndNil() them, thus leaving a nil value that will hopefully trigger AVs more often on improper usage after release. Allen Bauer recently brought this subject in his blog “A case against FreeAndNil“, arguing that there are better tools than FreeAndNil to diagnose improper usage after release, and that it can hide other issues and lead to ...

Favorite? Off-Topic? Eric @ 2010-02-06 15:41