Object Lifecycle

Instantiation

An object may be instantiated by using one of the system calls:

• object_new_simple_object
• object_new_object

On instantiation the set of features, generic arguments, and initial state must be passed in to construct the object. Only blueprints of the currently acting package may be instantiated. If the blueprint is an inner blueprint, only an acting outer blueprint component may instantiate that inner blueprint.

Destruction

An object may be dropped by using the object_drop system call.

Globalization

An object may be globalized using one of the system calls:

• object_globalize
• object_globalize_with_address_and_create_inner_object_and_emit_event

Once globalized an object is associated with a global address and may be referenced without ownership of the object. Thus, it may be referenced in a transaction or in blueprint code.

Moved to ownership by another object

A call frame owned object may be moved to ownership by another object if it is moved via one of the system calls:

• object_new_simple_object
• object_new_object
• key_value_entry_set
• field_write