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How many objects are eligible for garbage collection once execution has reached the line labeled Line
A?
String name;
String newName = "Nick";
newName = "Jason";
name = "Frieda";
String newestName = name;
name = null;
//Line A
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
e) 4
please explain
thanks
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How many objects are eligible for garbage collection once execution has reached the line labeled Line
A?
String name;
String newName = "Nick"; //newName points to "Nick"
newName = "Jason"; //now newname points to Jason, so Nick is eligible for garbage collection, our count=1;
name = "Frieda"; //name points to "Frieda"
String newestName = name; //newestname refers to name, hence "object" "Freida" is refered to by two variables.
name = null; // here you set name=null, but still newestname points to "Freida", so our count is still 1
//Line A
a) 0
b) 1 //ANS
c) 2
d) 3
e) 4

[This message has been edited by raghurajput (edited September 14, 2000).]
 
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Sheri,
Look at this page:
http://www.javaranch.com/ubb/Forum24/HTML/003438.html
Hope it helps.
Stephanie
 
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