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| author | Niko Matsakis <niko@alum.mit.edu> | 2012-01-10 19:41:57 -0800 |
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| committer | Niko Matsakis <niko@alum.mit.edu> | 2012-01-10 19:57:00 -0800 |
| commit | ef895b96320a9d5c64090bad1c8a147b0431eef1 (patch) | |
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update various parts of the tutorial
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diff --git a/doc/tutorial/data.md b/doc/tutorial/data.md index 661fb2f0c6d..1906aac05f4 100644 --- a/doc/tutorial/data.md +++ b/doc/tutorial/data.md @@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ All pointer types can be dereferenced with the `*` unary operator. ### Shared boxes +<a name="shared-box"></a> + Shared boxes are pointers to heap-allocated, reference counted memory. A cycle collector ensures that circular references do not result in memory leaks. @@ -207,6 +209,8 @@ Shared boxes never cross task boundaries. ### Unique boxes +<a name="unique-box"></a> + In contrast to shared boxes, unique boxes are not reference counted. Instead, it is statically guaranteed that only a single owner of the box exists at any time. |