Application purge() Method

app.purge(target)

Description

The purge method replicates the functionality and target options of the Purge options within the Edit menu. The target parameter contains the area of memory to be purged; the options for target are listed as enumerated variables below.

Parameters

target

the type of elements to purge from memory; use one of Enumerated Types below

Enumerated Types

PurgeTarget.ALL_CACHES	purges all data that After Effects has cached to physical memory
PurgeTarget.UNDO_CACHES	purges all data aved in the undo cache
PurgeTarget.SNAPSHOT_CACHES	purges all data cached as comp/layer snapshots
PurgeTarget.IMAGE_CACHES	purges all saved image data