How to remove a JavaScript component (object)

Asked Sep 29 '16 at 13:53

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So I have a very basic game and I need a "Restart" button to work instead of refreshing the game to restart the game. When I click the button I want to remove everything and then load the main function again, however the objects are not removed.

The objects:

        myObstacles.push(new component(10, height, "green", x, 0));
    myObstacles.push(new component(10, x - height - gap, "green", x, height + gap));

The code I've tried to use to remove the components:

    myObstacles.clear();
delete myObstacles[i];
delete myObstacles();

What actually happens is that I restart everything except the components so they keep on duplicating instead of being removed and then generated again once the main function is started.

Other topics related to this didn't help me get a working result. Your help is truly appreciated!

asked Sep 29 '16 at 13:53

Jockiie

So, you want to clear the `myObstacles` array or do something more than this? – Jakub Jankowski Sep 29 '16 at 13:57
Why you need to delete and create a new Object? You can make a method on that Object as init() where to set the values to default ones and just call the method to reset all object properties. – Dinca Adrian Sep 29 '16 at 13:59
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`delete` does not do what you think it does. – Bergi Sep 29 '16 at 14:02

How to remove a JavaScript component (object)

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