/// <summary> _release
///
/// Private implementation of preserve() method.
/// This method will be invoked from Native code
/// to change the TclObject's ref count without
/// effecting the ref count of a CObject.
/// </summary>
private void _release()
{
refCount--;
if (refCount <= 0)
{
internalRep.dispose();
// Setting these to null will ensure that any attempt to use
// this object will result in a Java NullPointerException.
internalRep = null;
stringRep = null;
}
}
