gistfile1.js

// declare bullet pools
var activeBullets = [];
var bulletPool = [];

// construct some bullets ready for use
for (var i=0; i < 20; i++)
    bulletPool.push( new Bullet() );

// a constructor/factory function
function getNewBullet()
{
    var b = null;

    // check to see if there is a spare one
    if (bulletPool.length > 0)
        b = bulletPool.pop();
    else 
        // none left, construct a new one
        b = new Bullet();	

    // move the new bullet to the active array
    activeBullets.push(b);
    return b;
}

function freeBullet(b)
{
    // find the active bullet and remove it
    // NOTE: Not using indexOf since it wont work in IE8 and below
    for (var i=0, l=activeBullets.length; i < l; i++)
        if (activeBullets[i] == b)
            array.slice(i, 1);
	
    // return the bullet back into the pool
    bulletPool.push(b);
}

Hi, thanks for sharing this! I'm using a very similar code inspired on this gist for a game engine I'm building but looking to improve performance. Could you please explain line 32 "array.slice(i, 1);"? I'm using splice activeBullets on this line but splice is expensive and would rather use slice. However, I don't understand how slicing would work here and where "array" comes from.. or is this a native js function. FYI: I'm looping through activeBullets to update/draw my objects. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers!