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janzdott · Aug 24, 2012 at 08:28 PM ·
arraygcgarbage collector
Changing value of an entire Array causing problems
I have a function (myFunction) that returns an array of Vector3 positions. I then have an array (myArray) that calls this function from time to time. I want to make the array equal to what the function returns. Here is an example.
//This part works fine, like it should.
var myArray : Array = new Array();
myArray = myFunction();
//This returns a Vector3, like it should.
var position : Vector3 = myArray[0];
//The problems come when I try to change myArray later on. myFunction returns different results, so the length and positions returned by myFunction will vary.
myArray = myFunction();
//This causes Unity to crash and an error message saying "Fatal error in Garbage Collector: Too many heap sections". There is nothing wrong with my function. I can call the function as much as I want, and assign it to other variables. The problem comes when I try to reassign it to the same variable.
//I've also tried reassigning myArray to new Array() again before assigning it to myFunction. No luck.
Anyone know what the problem is? I would really appreciate the help. I've been working on this project all night. I've got the whole thing working, but this is the one part that stumped me.
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