Purge event handlers from a DOM element - PHP Snipplr Social Repository

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at June 25, 2009 09:34 by iTony

Initial Code

Object.protoype.purge = function purge(d) {
    var a = d.attributes, i, l, n;
    if (a) {
        l = a.length;
        for (i = 0; i < l; i += 1) {
            n = a[i].name;
            if (typeof d[n] === 'function') {
                d[n] = null;
            }
        }
    }
    a = d.childNodes;
    if (a) {
        l = a.length;
        for (i = 0; i < l; i += 1) {
            purge(d.childNodes[i]);
        }
    }
}

Initial URL

http://javascript.crockford.com/memory/leak.html

Initial Description

Memory leakage in IE6/7 if the event handlers are not purged before deleting an element.

Initial Title

Purge event handlers from a DOM element

Initial Tags

javascript, ie, DOM

Initial Language

PHP

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