ETS retrieve all objects before deleting the table

[Leonard B]

I think this opinion stems from confusion about the GiftData argument
in ets:give_away/3.

AFAIK this just passes whatever 'data' you set for the variable, not
the actual table data, through to the recipient of the 'ETS_TRANSFER'
message.

On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 7:28 AM Frank Muller <frank.muller.erl@REDACTED> wrote:
>
> No it doesn’t. It only charges the table owner
>
>
>> >
>> >
>> >> > 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
>> >
>> >
>> > 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.
>>
>> --
>> Led.