Question about scripted dynamic pointer arrays

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Question about scripted dynamic pointer arrays

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Now, I think I know the answer to this one already but I'm asking just in case. If a thing becomes null in an array, it doesn't automatically delete from that array in particular, right? As in, say I have 3 monsters and one of them stops existing. The size wouldn't just shrink down to 2 magically, correct? It just has 2 monsters and a null (a size of 3)?
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No. Garbage collection does not work like that. It just nulls the pointer.
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Thought so as well, just had to check.
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