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-rw-r--r-- | src/actors/scala/actors/Actor.scala | 15 |
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diff --git a/src/actors/scala/actors/Actor.scala b/src/actors/scala/actors/Actor.scala index cba7a8c4c0..3f1d6bf161 100644 --- a/src/actors/scala/actors/Actor.scala +++ b/src/actors/scala/actors/Actor.scala @@ -57,6 +57,21 @@ object Actor { } /** + * Removes any reference to an <code>ActorProxy</code> + * currently stored in thread-local storage. + * + * This allows to release references from threads that are + * potentially long-running or being re-used (e.g. inside + * a thread pool). Permanent references in thread-local storage + * are a potential memory leak. + */ + def clearProxy { + val a = tl.get.asInstanceOf[Actor] + if ((null ne a) && a.isInstanceOf[ActorProxy]) + tl.set(null) + } + + /** * <p>This function is used for the definition of actors.</p> * <p>The following example demonstrates its usage:</p><pre> * import scala.actors.Actor._ |