Best practices for using a Global Variable

Best practices for using a Global Variable

Obuli Govindaraju
2012-02-23 08:01:19

When a global variable is set does it stay in memory until Quantshare program closes?

What is the best practice on using a global variable, should a global variable be deleted after its use to save memory?

QuantShare
2012-02-23 10:51:07

Best Answer

Yes, it stays in memory until QuantShare closes.

You don't have to delete a global variable unless you are storing big amount of data (Example: Several arrays)

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