GC

[josephine chen]

public class Tester extends Applet {
int a = 3;
String b = "fred";
String c = b;
Object d = new Object();
public void init() {
methodA(b);
methodB(d);
a = 5;
}
void methodA(String b) {
b = c;
c = null;
}
void methodB( Object o) {
d = new Object();
}
}
How many objects are available for GC when init() has completed?
a.0
b.1
c.2
d.3
e.4

[gunjan]

Answer 1.
After
void methodB( Object o) {
d = new Object();
}
is executed, the object created by
Object d = new Object();
has no reference to it and hence is available for GC