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Why is it giving the following error ?
GCTest.java:7 <identifier> expected
obj = null;
GCTest.java:8 <identifier> expected
obj2 = null;
GCTest.java:7 cannot resolve symbol
symbol: class obj
location: class GCTest
obj = null;
GCTest.java:8 cannot resolve symbol
symbol: class obj
location: class GCTest
obj2 = null;
 
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I will take a run at this...caveats apply:
the obj & obj2 assignment statements need to be place inside a method (maybe the constructor) or inside an instance initilaization block...
{
obj = null;
obj2 = null;
}
 
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I'm still a bit confused...
 
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From the Java specification:


A class body may contain declarations of members of the class, that is, fields (�8.3), classes (�8.5), interfaces (�8.5) and methods (�8.4). A class body may also contain instance initializers (�8.6), static initializers (�8.7), and declarations of constructors (�8.8) for the class.


but
obj = null;
obj2 = null;
are not declarations of a field, class, etc. They are assignments. They should be placed within one of the entities in the mentioned list.
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Hmmm... thanks! Everything's clear now
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