How to prove that a destructor must be defined for the Value classes

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fa wu on 1 Aug 2023
Commented: fa wu on 3 Aug 2023
The book tell me that Handle classes has build-in Destructor function.
On the other way Vlaue classes need user build Destructor function,otherwise, MATLAB will not be able to release the memory of the Value object
Matlab will release the handle object‘s memory automaticlly when the function close
For example，MatrixHandle is a handle classes，function foo close，matlab will release hlmatrix’s memory automaticlly。
clear all ; clc ;
foo(10000);
function foo(N,tracker)
hlmatrix = MatrixHandle(N);
end
So，if there is a Value classes RMB ，user didn't build a Destructor function. Matlab cann't releaser the Value object's memory automaticlly? So I did an experiment!
classdef RMB % Value classes
properties(SetAccess = private)
amount
end
methods % has no Destructor function
function obj = RMB(val)
obj.amount = val;
end
function newobj = times(obj,multiplier)
newobj = RMB(obj.amount*multiplier) ;
end
end
end
use a Value object in a function,I expect that after the program runs, the memory of k.amount has not been released.Because I didn't build a Destructor function for Value classes! After the program ran, k.amount disappeared from the workspace.This is weird! Why is it automatically cleared by MATLAB?How can I prove that Value classes require users to build a Destructor function, and users must manually use the Destructor function ‘delete’ to release memory，Otherwise, the Value object‘s memory will be permanently occupied！
function Y=testvecgtn(varargin)
%UNTITLED
tic
k=RMB(varargin{1});%creat a handle object
Y=k.amount;
toc
end
z=testvecgtn(100)

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Catalytic
Catalytic on 2 Aug 2023
Edited: Catalytic on 2 Aug 2023
I think there is an argument to be made for allowing destructors to be defined by value classes, but not for memory management purposes. For example, in this class, we open a file upon construction, and might want the file automatically closed upon destruction -
classdef valueClass
properties
fid
prop1,prop2,prop3
end
methods
function obj=valueClass(filename)
obj.fid=fopen(filename);
end
function delete(obj)
fclose(obj.fid);
end
end
end
Obviously, the delete method will have to be invoked manually here if I want the fid closed, because I have chosen not to inherit the class from handle.
Some people would ask "well why not just make it a handle class?" to which my response would be "well why should I have to?"
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fa wu
fa wu on 3 Aug 2023
@Steven Lord
Thanks for your comment.
“ I don't think that's the behavior you want.”--------I don't get the point.User use "fclose(obj.fid)" in customized destructors ,that allows matlab close file automatically when the function exits ，Isn't that good?
open file----->read data---->close file---->release memory .Isn't this our purpose?

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Steven Lord
Steven Lord on 1 Aug 2023
Ran in:
The book tell me that Handle classes has build-in Destructor function.
Which book is that? Are you referring to the documentation? If so which page are you referencing here?
On the other way Vlaue classes need user build Destructor function,otherwise, MATLAB will not be able to release the memory of the Value object
Incorrect. When there are no longer any references to a variable containing an instance of a value class, it gets destroyed. The most common scenario for this is probably a function where the variable is created completing its execution. See "Destructor methods" in the "Kinds of Methods" section on this documentation page.
So，if there is a Value classes RMB ，user didn't build a Destructor function. Matlab cann't releaser the Value object's memory automaticlly?
Incorrect. If that were the case, how would memory for a double precision array (which uses value semantics) get released? delete isn't defined for double arrays.
which -all delete
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How can I prove that Value classes require users to build a Destructor function, and users must manually use the Destructor function ‘delete’ to release memory，Otherwise, the Value object‘s memory will be permanently occupied！
Easy. You don't need to explicitly delete a value object and it doesn't permanently occupy memory. You could call clear on it if you really want to force it to Go Away, but you don't have to.
If it were otherwise, creating a double array and passing it into a function that modifies an element of the input (to create a copy in the function's workspace) would cause MATLAB to consume memory at a prodigious rate due to copies in the function workspace piling up. If that were the case I'd expect the code below to take a lot longer to run, as memory gets fragmented by the copies.
x = 1:10;
n = 1e6;
tic
for k = 1:n
y = myfun(x);
end
t = toc;
fprintf("Total time: %g seconds.\nEach call took on average %g seconds.\n", t, t./n)
Total time: 3.5531 seconds. Each call took on average 3.5531e-06 seconds.
Let's look at the variables in the workspace.
whos
Name Size Bytes Class Attributes cmdout 1x33 66 char k 1x1 8 double n 1x1 8 double t 1x1 8 double x 1x10 80 double y 1x10 80 double
clear('y') % Not necessary, but allowed
whos % No more y variable in the workspace
Name Size Bytes Class Attributes cmdout 1x33 66 char k 1x1 8 double n 1x1 8 double t 1x1 8 double x 1x10 80 double
function y = myfun(x)
y = x;
y(1) = NaN;
end
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fa wu
fa wu on 2 Aug 2023
Thanks for your anwser
Which book is that? ---------MATLAB面向对象编程——从入门到设计模式 3.3.7 P92-P94
This document------“A method named delete in a value class is not a destructor. A method named delete in a value class that sets the HandleCompatible attribute to true is not a destructor.”
“A delete method defined by a value class that is handle compatible is not a destructor, even if the delete method is inherited by a handle subclass. For information on handle compatible classes, see Handle Compatible Classes.”
“ MATLAB will not be able to release the memory of the Value object”-------------I didn't find this in document.but this book said. On the other hand ,I search"value class destructor" just find"Handle Class Destructor" :Search result
I have a question: Answer give an example "double arrays" ,so double arrays is a value class?

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Matt J
Matt J on 2 Aug 2023
Edited: Matt J on 2 Aug 2023
How can I prove that Value classes require users to build a Destructor function
You cannot prove this, because it is false. Value classes (as well as handle classes) have their own internal de-allocation mechanisms which will clear the object data from memory automatically when it goes out of scope.
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Matt J
Matt J on 2 Aug 2023
From this blog: "When an instance of a class is cleared, MATLAB automatically cleans up the values of the properties owned by that object."
fa wu
fa wu on 2 Aug 2023
Thanks for your help.
I read this blog.It talk about handle classes . It didn't talk about value classes. Is it?

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