[PD-dev] string external & usage count

[joerg piringer]

Tim Blechmann wrote:
>>i don't want to use pointers because if i send an invalid pointer to
>>one of my string objects it will most likely crash pd.
>>therefore i use handles. the worst thing that can happen is that a
>>wrong handle refers to the wrong string. i made tests with wrong
>>handles and it is quite fail safe.
> 
> you could store the pointers in a list and test, if it's valid ... 

yes, that's what i call a handle.

> the
> problem with ints that are represented by floats ... you will have a
> point when (x+1 == x) returns true ... which might be a wonderful source
> for errors ...

thanks for the hint.
i'll check that out.

j



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