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Chapter 3 - Style Objects / Style Objects Reference

Functions / Creating and Manipulating Style Objects

GXDisposeStyle

You can use the GXDisposeStyle function to release a reference to a style object.

void GXDisposeStyle(gxStyle target);

target

A reference to the style object to dispose of.

DESCRIPTION

The GXDisposeStyle function decrements the owner count of the style specified by the target parameter and releases any memory used by the style if the owner count goes to 0.

ERRORS, WARNINGS, AND NOTICES

Errors
style_is_nil

SEE ALSO

Owner counts for style objects are discussed in the section "Copying, Comparing, and Cloning Style Objects" on page 3-8, and in the section "Manipulating a Style Object's Owner Count" beginning on page 3-11. To examine the owner count of a style, use the GXGetStyleOwners function, described on page 3-22.