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    somlasomla Member
    edited July 2013 in General questions
    Hi
    I would like to make an app.
    This app contain a lot of image and sound

    my question is that
    How can i delete element from the memory?
    Can I load image when I show it?
    Then i delete from memory?

    Thanks for help.
    Sorry my bad English.
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    • OZAppsOZApps Guru
      edited July 2013 
      -- LOAD AND DISPLAY IMAGE
local imageHandle = Bitmap.new(Texture.new("imagefile.png"))
stage:addChild(imageHandle) --> Show item on screen
 
 
-- HIDE AND DELETE IMAGE
stage:removeChild(imageHandle) --> Remove from screen
collectgarbage("collect")
      Hope that helps you
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    • somlasomla Member
      edited July 2013
      i found the answer

      collectgarbage

      Thanks
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