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    Finalize

    Finalize (clean up) memory block using RTTI.

    Declaration

    Source position: system.fpd line 101

    procedure Finalize(var T: TManagedType; ACount: SizeInt=1);

    Description

    Finalize is a compiler intrinsic: it cleans up (finalizes) a memory area belonging to a variable T of a managed type (TManagedType). Finalizing means decreasing reference counts where necessary and generally zeroing out the memory area. It performs the opposite operation of initialize.

    The optional ACount parameter can be used to finalize an array of values.

    For examples, see Initialize.

    See also

    Name Description
    Initialize Initialize memory block using RTTI.
    Default Return Default initialized value.
    TypeInfo Return pointer to type information for type.
    ManagedTypes A list of managed types.