Re: Unit testing event handlers

Nope--the garbage collector won't collect it if you haven't unsubscribed.
Ask the Princeton team for the DARPA Grand Challenge:

http://www.codeproject.com/showcase/IfOnlyWedUsedANTSProfiler.asp

A memory leak of this exact type torpedoed their entry in DARPA's $2 million
Grand Challenge. So, yes, you do have to unsubscribe.

But the suggestion about 'finally' is a good one.

David Veeneman
Foresight Systems


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