CONSERVING MEMORY BY USING OBJECTS THAT ARE SELECTABLY MUTABLE DURING RUNTIME

摘要

Techniques are disclosed for providing support for objects that are selectably mutable during runtime. In one embodiment, an application programming interface (API) is provided that includes procedures for sealing and unsealing an object during runtime. Applications may use the API to prevent the object from being inadvertently modified, without having to create defensive copies of the object. Accordingly, processing and/or memory costs associated with executing the application may be reduced.