<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body><div>Hi</div><div><br></div><div>I am new to using gdal/ogr in Java via the swig bindings and I am trying to figure things out by googling around. I have looked at the API documentation, tutorials and sample programs, but I still have a few questions.</div><div><br></div><div>In particular I would like to know more about object life cycles and memory management: </div><div>What kind of object management is the client program responsible for? </div><div>Do I need to close objects manually or will the garbage collector take care of this for me?</div><div>If I open an OGR Dataset twice will I get two separate instances, or will the reference be shared?</div><div><br></div><div>Is this mailing list the place where I should be asking these questions, or it there a better place for it?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Tom</div><div id="sig151763583"><div class="signature">--</div><div class="signature">Tom Moore</div><div class="signature">Spatial Planning Systems</div><div class="signature">960 Burkes Bluff Lane</div><div class="signature">Deep River ON K0J 1P0</div><div class="signature">Canada</div><div class="signature"><br></div><div class="signature">Phone: +1 613 584 9354</div></div><div><br></div></body></html>