How many Objects are garbage collected?

[Thomas Markl]

class GarbageCollector1 {
  
  public static void main ( String ka [] ) {
   Integer i1 = new Integer(1);
   Integer i2 = new Integer(2);
   i1 = null; //object v1 "new Integer(1)" is eligible for gc but
              //object reference v1 ("Integer i1" still exists
              //but with value "null" instead of "Integer(1)".
   i2 = i1;   //Objects i2 is now eligable for gc as it is
              //dereferenced by "Integer i2". i2 is not pointing
              //to i1 object which has no reference 
              //=> Therefore i2=i1 is same as i2 = null;
  System.out.println( "i2 == i1: "+ (i2 == i1) );
  System.out.println("i1 ="+i1+ " i2 ="+i2); 
  }
}

C:\Java\EigeneJavaProgramme>java GarbageCollector1
i2 == i1: true
i1 =null i2 =null
I think 2 objects (Integer(1) and Integer(2) are eligable for gc.
Is it correct?

[Bert Bates]

Thomas -
unless you've buried something tricky in there somewhere, you are right - two objects are g.c. eligible.