Method drop

src/system/str.rs:289–315

This method will deallocate all heap memory data blocks, rendering this instance of Str effectively unusable.

(&mut self)

    /// data blocks, rendering this instance of
    /// Str effectively unusable.
    pub fn drop(&mut self) {
        match self.head {
            None => {
                // There is nothing to deallocate
            }
            Some(node) => {
                // We can deallocate this
                let mut ptr = node;
                loop {
                    let next = unsafe { (*ptr).next };
                    free(ptr);

                    if next.is_some() {
                        ptr = next.unwrap();
                    } else {
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        // Clear out all variables
        self.head = None;
        self.tail = None;
        self.blocks = 0;
        self.index = 0;
    }

    /// Internal function to copy a certain amount of bytes
    /// from an array into self.