how many objects Eligible for garbage collection

public void countDown(){
String s = null;
for (int i=3; i>=0; i--){
s = String.valueOf(i); //line x
}
System.out.println("Done"); //line y
}
at //liney how many object available for garbage collection
answer is given 2.
but i think 3
how's 2 can any body tell me
thanx in advance

I would have to agree:
4 Strings are created: "4", "3", "2", "1".
At line "y", "1" is held in the variable s, so it is not eligible for garbage collection, but the other 3 are. So, you are correct (if you've correctly copied the question).

From the given code:
String.ValueOf returns value of type String, so objects are created.
From the iteration there will be four string objects created (3,2,1,0) of which s will hold the value of 0 and the rest of them are eligible for garbage collection. That gives 3 objects eligible for Garbage Collection at line y

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