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ReleaseRefAndNil

Releases the specified reference counted object and sets it to Nil.

Declaration

Source position: lazclasses.pas line 94

procedure ReleaseRefAndNil(

  var ARefCountedObject

);

Arguments

ARefCountedObject

  

TRefCountedObject object instance examined and updated in the routine.

Description

No actions are performed in the method when ARefCountedObject has not been assigned, or has already been released. ReleaseRefAndNil calls the ReleaseReference method for the object instance, and sets the pointer in ARefCountedObject to Nil.

Errors

Raises an EAssertionFailed exception if the object instance in ARefCountedObject is derived from a class other than TRefCountedObject.


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