Re: ETS retrieve all objects before deleting the table

Frank Muller <[email protected]> Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:28:00 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.lang.erlang.general
Message-ID <CAFA6GnBFDeQfQp=M6x10DH4G7ONtsuWNR6wnvNP3KEZj23rLkg@mail.gmail.com>
No it doesn’t. It only charges the table owner


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> >> > I’d like to retrieve all objects before deleting the table.
> >>
> >> Strange task. Table is already "all objects".
> >
> >
> > Nothing strange. Just a simple requirement.
> > Objects are sent elsewhere for processing before deleting the table
> content.
> >
> >>
> >> > What’s the most efficient way to do it?
> >>
> >> ets:give_away/3
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> >
> > That’s strange indeed. How give_away/3 could help? It gives the
> ownership to another proc.
>
> It actually sends all objects elsewhere (to another proc) for processing.
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> Led.
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