Flex 4 - What makes a GC root?

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Published on 2010-04-03T00:18:52Z Indexed on 2010/04/03 0:23 UTC
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What are the rules for something to be a GC root in Flash?

I'm using the Flash Builder 4 profiler, and I'm finding odd things are labeled as GC roots in the object reference details (e.g., an Image control that is no longer in the display list, nor static).

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