Destroying string objects

[Corentin]

I hope this wasn't answered anywhere, but my searches gave no result.

It seams we can't destroy a string object. Here's a simple test : put a string object and a counter in your frame, then
"Upon pressing Space Bar"=> Destroy String Object

"Always" => Set counter to number of String Objects

Even after pressing space bar the counter will stay to 1.

Build244beta3

[Gerblegod7]

I see that too. The string dissapears (which is all that really matters) but the counter doesn't change and the debugger still reads 2 objects. Since the string dissapears I don't think it matters much.

[Corentin]

Actually it does for me
I sure can find a workaround, but I'd rather have things working properly

[Nick]

I don't know if this applies to your situation, but can't you just subtract one from the counter each time a string is destroyed?

[thewreck]

here is a theory:

when the last string is destroyed, mmf can no longer count the number of strings, cause there are no objects, thus the action has no effect. So instead of setting the value to how many there are, it does nothing.

[Yves]

I think the String object is a special object and there is always one copy even if there is no more objects in the frame.

[Corentin]

It's amazing i never realized this

The part that really bothers me is that a condition such as "Deceleration=100" is always triggered once the last string object is destroyed. But of course we can use workarounds for this.