release

Use the release v4 API method to indicate that the caller is done with the currently selected blob. Releasing enables the owner to free memory.

Declaration

void release(
a_v4_extfn_blob *blob
)

Usage

Indicates that the caller is done with this blob and that the blob owner is free to release resources. After release(), referencing the blob results in an error. The owner usually deletes the memory when release() is called.

Parameters

Parameter Description
blob The blob to release.

Returns

Nothing.

Related reference
blob_length
open_istream
close_istream