ETS retrieve all objects before deleting the table

[Frank Muller]

Indeed Leonard. The option is quite useful but it doesn’t solve my problem.


> 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.
>
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