[Trigger] Very quick leak-related question

[Meticulous]

Does Player Start Location leak?

 

[l0git3c]

emmm....i think....no

but, although its leaked, all maps needs that....~

 

[Meticulous]

...What?

 

[idodik]

Think what would happen if the player's start location would be removed.

 

[Meticulous]

See, I don't know. I didn't think they had any function after map initialization except for referencing the position. What I'm saying is, should I save "player start location" to a variable and remove the variable after, or can I just reference it directly without worrying about taking memory each time?

 

[lolreported]

I am not sure if it leaks, but you SHOULD do this anyway:

• Random
  • Events
    • Time - Elapsed game time is 5.00 seconds
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set temp_point = (Player 1 (Red) start location)
    • Unit - Create 1 Footman for Player 1 (Red) at temp_point facing Default building facing degrees
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_temp_point)

 

[Meticulous]

I should create a footman?

 

[l0git3c]

....i think you shouldn`t

 

[GhostWolf]

I should create a footman?

Was that seriously a question?

Anyhow, GetStartLocationLoc which GUI uses returns a location, so do as Flood showed, or use GetStartLocationX/Y with custom scripts.

 

[Meticulous]

Okay, that's all I needed to know, thanks. Sorry for my internet sarcasm, but why would I be asking if something leaked if I didn't know what a leak was?

 

[idodik]

Triggers - Memory Leaks
Read this and all will be explained.

 

[Meticulous]

Ahhh. Nobody seems to understand when I ask something simple. What I am searching for, sir, is an exception to the rule; "Pick every player in player group" leaks; but player group "All Players" does not. I was wondering if the same was true of "Player Start Location", since it's pre-defined so it might not leak. But GhostWolf says that isn't so, and thus I'm treating it as any other point and doing the anti-leak thing. So consider this resolved.