Query Reg GC

[Gaurav Mac Mathur]

Hi,
I faced following problem in a test,
Q - when will the Object 'o' eligible for GC when the stand alone application is Executed.

 
import java.util.Hashtable;
class GCTest
{
public static Hashtable staticHashtable = new Hashtable();

public void populateHT()
{
Object o = new String("someObject");
Hashtable localHashtable = new Hashtable();
localHashtable.put("key1",o);
staticHashtable.put("key2",localHashtable);
}

public static void main(String arg[])
{

GCTest gcTest = new GCTest();
gcTest.populateHT();
while(true);
}
}
 

My Answer was Never.
_any Comments from Java Gurus_

[Ernest Friedman-Hill]

Right, never. Not really a "guru"-type question: the
object is always reachable via the static reference,
so it's never collected.

[Gaurav Mac Mathur]

I needed Confermation that I am correct
Thanks