Re: Question on Controlled types

[Olivier Scalbert <olivier.scalbert@algosyn.com>]

Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:
> On Sat, 30 May 2009 13:41:41 +0200, Olivier Scalbert wrote:
>> Initialize Delay_Line
>> Make_Delay_Line
>> Adjust Delay_Line
>> Finalize Delay_Line
>> Finalize Delay_Line
>>
>> I have two "Finalize(s)" for one "Initialize".
> 
> This is a correct behavior.
> 
>> Should I call Initialize from Adjust ?
> 
> No.
>  
>> How to have only one Initialize/Finalize ?
> 
> You cannot (need not). Here is an interpretation of what happens in your
> case:
> 
> 1. When Make_Delay_Line is called it creates local variable D. This is your
> call to Initialize.
> 
> 2. Then it returns D. For this the content of D is copied into Delay1 of
> the caller and Adjust is done. That is your Adjust.
> 
> 3. Then D is destroyed and Finalize is called. That is your first call to
> Finalize.
> 
> 4. When test1 is completed, Delay1 is destroyed and so the second call to
> Finalize happens.
> 
> The formula is I + A = F, where I is the number of calls to Initialize, A
> is the number of calls to Adjust and F is the number of calls to Finalize.
> 
> Note that the compiler has right to optimize some pairs Adjust/Finalize
> away or add new ones.
> 

Thanks Dmtry.

Inside the Initialize I will later create a (very) large array.
Inside the Finalize I will free this large array.

If I want to use only one instance of Delay_Time, how can I reformulate 
the program to have only one I and one F ?

Olivier