Player instances aren't being GC'd in a weak table

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#1

I’m not sure if this is a bug, nevertheless I don’t have access to bug reports.

local players = {}
setmetatable(players, {__mode = "kv"})

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(p)
    players[p] = true
end)

while true do
    for k, v in pairs(players) do print(k, v) end
    wait(5)
end
#2

Am I missing something? It’s a player ofc it’s not gonna get garbage collected lol.

#3

This is how you can access bug reports as New Member.

#4

yes once i leave the reference to the player still exists

#5

i guess the new member role is completely pointless then

#6

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#7

This should help explain your issue for the instances (players in your case) but why would you want weak values?

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#8

The issue is that it isn’t being gc’d.

#9

If it were GC’d the object may be unintentionally destroyed

#10

Again, the problem is that it isn’t being gc’d when there’s no longer a reference to the player.

#11

And I just gave you a reason why that isn’t a problem.

#12

The problem is that the instance still isn’t being gc’d when it no longer exists, thus a memory leak. If you can’t understand that then you should probably stop replying to threads you don’t know jack about.

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#13

It’s a player. It’ll get gc’d once the player leaves don’t worry lol.

Sidenote: pls respect your peers

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#14

THE PROBLEM IS IT ISN’T GETTING GC’D ONCE THE PLAYER LEAVES, hopefully you can read that :).

:heart: respect bro

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#15

@Acreol gave you the straightforward most answer. Read that post he quoted.

#16

If you’ve read the post you’ll know that the solution to the problem is literally the exact opposite of what’s happening here. It’s saying how instances are gc’d in a weak table, however that’s not happening here, if you bothered to read any of my past replies you’d understand that (:smile::wink::heart:).

This is better suited in bug reports honestly.

#17

Can someone post this on bug reports instead of trying to prove me wrong without any idea of what’s going on here?

#18

@TaaRt already posted a quote answering that question too lol.

#19

Respectfully, can someone who knows what they’re talking about respond or post this in bug reports please?

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#20

That’s
Not
The
Process

If anything you’re worsening your chances with every post