ActionScript 3.0 :: Flash Clearing Graphics Object Of Sprite When Dispose Off
Jan 29, 2012When I'm disposing a sprite which has drawings on its graphics object, Do I need to use "graphics.clear()" or is "mySprite = null" is enough?
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