Clean up references to the replaced elements during injection, which …

…end up as detached DOM elements, so they can be GC'd
iconic · Jul 1, 2014 · f3e1bfb · f3e1bfb
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diff --git a/svg-injector.js b/svg-injector.js
@@ -337,6 +337,11 @@
       // Replace the image with the svg
       el.parentNode.replaceChild(svg, el);
 
+      // Now that we no longer need it, drop references
+      // to the original element so it can be GC'd
+      delete injectedElements[injectedElements.indexOf(el)];
+      el = null;
+
       // Increment the injected count
       injectCount++;