Carp/docs/Drop.md

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# Drop
One of the “special” interfaces implementable by any type in Carp is `drop`,
the signature of which is `(Fn [&a] ())`. It takes a reference to a type and
is run before that type is deleted. This is meant for types that need special
treatment before being deallocated, such as files that need to be closed.
```clojure
(deftype A [])
(defmodule A
(sig drop (Fn [(Ref A)] ()))
(defn drop [a]
(IO.println "Hi from drop!"))
)
(defn main []
(let [a (A)]
()))
```
In the case above, `A.drop` will be run and `Hi from drop` will be printed
when the `let` scope ends.