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Fix VirtualizedSectionList._setUpdateHighlightFor deleting from wrong target (memory leak) - #59455

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Summary

Fix a typo in _setUpdateHighlightFor where the else branch (called on cell unmount to clean up) was calling:

delete this._updateHighlightFor[cellKey];

This targeted this._updateHighlightFor ## Summary

Fix a typo in _setUpdateHighlightFor where the else branch (called on cell unmount to clean up) was calling:

delete this._updateHighlightFor[cellKey];

This targeted this._updateHighlightFor - the arrow function method itself - rather than this._updateHighlightMap, the backing store object. The FlowFixMe suppression comment was silencing the resulting Flow type error.

Fix:
delete this._updateHighlightMap[cellKey];

Impact

  • Memory leak: highlight callbacks accumulated in _updateHighlightMap and were never removed on unmount
    • Stale callbacks: could trigger highlight state updates on cells that no longer exist
    • The sibling method _setUpdatePropsFor always had the correct pattern

Test Plan

  • Existing separator highlight tests cover this code path
    • Typo fix restoring originally intended behavior

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[General] [Fixed] - Fix VirtualizedSectionList._setUpdateHighlightFor deleting from wrong target (memory leak)

…om method instead of map

The else branch of _setUpdateHighlightFor was calling:
  delete this._updateHighlightFor[cellKey]
which targeted the arrow-function method itself rather than the
_updateHighlightMap backing store. This meant item highlight
callbacks were never cleaned up on unmount, causing a memory leak
and stale callbacks.

Fix: replace with delete this._updateHighlightMap[cellKey] to
match the symmetric _setUpdatePropsFor implementation. The
// \[prop-missing] suppression comment is also removed
since the correct target no longer triggers a Flow error.
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