Working with strings, memory allocation and GC

[Rajinder Yadav-3]

I understand that strings are suppose to be treated as immutable.
However if I want to mutate the string, I assume, I need to first
release the memory inside my C++ method and then allocate a new string
to be returned to the script.

What should I be using to work with memory? alloc/free or can I use
C++ new/delete operators?

With the C or C++ memory allocation allow Ruby script to properly
garbage collect the memory, or should I be using some other SWIG
memory allocation APIs?

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[Rajinder Yadav-3]

Hello all, this is in regards to Ruby & SWIG
Bumping this up as it's got no reply in the last week.


Rajinder Yadav wrote:

> I understand that strings are suppose to be treated as immutable.
> However if I want to mutate the string, I assume, I need to first
> release the memory inside my C++ method and then allocate a new string
> to be returned to the script.
>
> What should I be using to work with memory? malloc/free or can I use
> C++ new/delete operators?
>
> Will the C or C++ memory allocation allow Ruby script to properly
> garbage collect the memory, or should I be using some other SWIG
> memory allocation APIs?
>

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Kind Regards,
Rajinder Yadav

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