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SYNOPSIS
void destruct(object ob)
DESCRIPTION
Completely destroy and remove object ob (if not already done so).
After the call to destruct(), no global variables will exist any
longer, only local ones, and arguments.
If an object self-destructs, it will not immediately terminate
execution. If the efun this_object() will be called by the
destructed object, the result will be 0.
To keep things consistent, most mudlibs frown upon the
destruct()ion of other objects, and instead demand call_others
to a specific lfun in the object to destruct (traditionally
named "remove"). This will then ensure correct update of e.g.
weights, volumes etc.
The interpreter does not really destruct the object
immediately, but marks it as deleted, removes it from the list
of all objects, and puts it onto a list of to-be-destructed
objects. The actual freeing occurs only when all references to
a destructed object have gone. Thus it is possible, that an
object occupies memory long after it has been destructed,
although the object is not visible anywhere anymore from
outside.
EXAMPLE
ob->remove();
if(ob) /* still there, probably ob does not provide remove() */
destruct(ob);
This is a way of destructing an object but giving it a chance
to do it by itself.
HISTORY
Changed in 3.2.7 to accept destructed objects as argument, too.
SEE ALSO
clone_object(E), remove(A)