| Author |
Khalid: GC ?
|
Cathy Song
Ranch Hand
Joined: Aug 24, 2003
Posts: 270
|
|
"If object obj1 can access object obj2 which is eligible for garbage collection, then obj1 is also eligible for garbage collection".
I dont understand this. What is obj1 has a reachable reference, then obj2 wont be eligible anymore right?
|
 |
Harwinder Bhatia
Ranch Hand
Joined: Oct 17, 2003
Posts: 150
|
|
The assumption here is obj2 is eligible for Garbage collection. This means that it cannot be referenced by any active part of the program. But it can be referenced by obj1. This means that obj1 cannot be referenced by any active part of the program either, which makes obj1 eligible for Garbage collection too.
If obj1 is reachable through a reference, then obj2 will be reachable too and hence no longer eligible for gc.
Maybe Marlene can explain it better.
Thanks
Harwinder
|
|
Marlene Miller
Ranch Hand
Joined: Mar 05, 2003
Posts: 1391
|
|
|
Harwinder, your explanation if very clear and logical.
|
|
Alton Hernandez
Ranch Hand
Joined: May 30, 2003
Posts: 443
|
|
|
In other words, a circular reference does not prevent an object from being GC'd.
|
|
 |
|
|
subject: Khalid: GC ?
|
|
|
0
