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componentlist.purge - Function

1.2.1 Permanently delete removed components.


Description

The remove function deletes components from the list but does not remove them from memory. They remain accessible and can be obtained with the recover function. The purge function frees up the memory occupied by the removed components. You cannot use the recover function to obtain the removed components after the purge function has been called.

Arguments





Returns
bool

Example

 
 
      cl.open(’crux.cl’)  
      cl.remove(1)  
      cl.purge()  
 

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