[TAP5-1147] Ajax updates under IE leak lots of memory

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 5.2.0
• Fix Version/s: 5.2.0
• Component/s: tapestry-core
• Labels: ie javascript
• Assignee: Howard M. Lewis Ship
• Reporter: Howard M. Lewis Ship
• Created: 12/May/10 21:57
• Updated: 13/May/10 17:51
• Resolved: 13/May/10 17:51

Description

When an Ajax update changes content on a page, IE wil leak the old DOM nodes under many circumstances. If the DOM nodes have event handlers that are closures that hold a reference back to the DOM node (very easy to do, even without meaning to) a leak will ensue.