Garbage Collection

[radhika holani]

1. class X2 {
2. public X2 x;
3. public static void main(String [] args) {
4. X2 x2 = new X2();
5. X2 x3 = new X2();
6. x2.x = x3;
7. x3.x = x2;
8. x2 = new X2();
9. x3 = x2;
10. doComplexStuff();
11. }
12. }
after line 9 runs, how many objects are eligible for garbage collection?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4

Can anyboby tell me what is the right answer for this and why?

[vidya sagar]

hi

Answer is C

Objects created at Line 4 & 5 are eligible for GC,it forms Island of Isolation.No reference from outside.

[Amit Goyal]

UR right vidya sagar, ans should be 'c'.

[radhika holani]

can u tell me what is "Island of Isolation"

[Kristian Perkins]

This topic has been addressed a few times in this forum, here is one of the latest (which includes back links to even more discussions on it).

[radhika holani]

thank u very much Kristian
I got the point now