Release resource

[Blady]

Hi

I have simple question. How to release a resource?

My idea is:

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image = love.graphics.newImage("some_nice_image.jpg")
...
image = nil

It's good? I think, it doesn't release a memory.

[Robin]

Pretty much. As soon as there is no reference left to an object, it is availably for the garbage collector to release it. You don't have to worry about this most of the time, though.

[Blady]

But when My program have a structure like that:

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Game have a modules:
1.Menu
2.Game

When Menu has left for a Game module, Menu resources need to be free.

Something like that. shouldn't I take care about Menu resources? and for others any modules that I will have?

[Robin]

I doubt it.