Does the sharedObject get destroyed when the browser is closed?

Question

hey guys, so i just wanted to make sure that when my internet browser is closed it destroys or clears my sharedObject??
right now i wasnt sure so im doing somehting like the following
public var sharedObj:SharedObject;
if(sharedObj != null){
     sharedObj.clear();
sharedObj = SharedObject.getLocal(...);
i just wnated to make sure that this is the most effective way to destory the sharedObject just in case there is one left in the browser...
is there another way to make sure i clear the sharedObjects??

Answer 1

hello cyber0897,
No sharedObjects are stored in a cookielike textfile on the clients harddrive, As far as I know there is not an option like with cookies to be destroyed after the browser closes.
The reset you wrote should be in another order:
var mySharedObject:SharedObject = SharedObject.getLocal....
//the above will never give null, because it is created when it doesnt exist.
//the if (object != null) is useless because of the above, in your post it will be always null, since it is not instantiated...
mySharedObject.clear();
mySharedObject.flush(); //not sure if this is neccesary
You could reset the sharedObject when initializing your application, but if you just want to store variables and get them wherever you need them in your app you could use the singleton class below
Usage:
<s:TextInput id="text1" text="@{PrefObj.instance.myString} />
<s:TextInput id="text2" text="@{PrefObj.instance.myString} />
(the @ only works in flex 4)
PrefObj.as
package
    import flash.events.EventDispatcher;
    [Bindable]
    public final dynamic class PrefObj extends EventDispatcher {
        private static var _instance:PrefObj = new PrefObj();
        public function PrefObj(){
            if (_instance != null){
                throw new Error("PreferencesManager can only be accessed through PreferencesManager.instance");
        public static function get instance():PrefObj {
            return _instance;
        //add your variables here:
        public var myString:String = "";