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K&B - Chapter 3 - Self test 10 - GC

 
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Hi. I could not understand the exercice 10, chapter 3 from K&B.
Please, take a look in the code below:

According to the book, when "//do stuff" is reached, five objects were created and two are elegible for GC.
In my opinion there are 3 objects that are elected to GC. Did I missing anything?
Thanks in advance,
Leo

 
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Okay, I will fix the first line for you...

Leonardo Pereira wrote:



No. Only one object (an array object) is created.

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Leonardo Pereira wrote:Hi. I could not understand the exercice 10, chapter 3 from K&B.
Please, take a look in the code below:

According to the book, when "//do stuff" is reached, five objects were created and two are elegible for GC.
In my opinion there are 3 objects that are elected to GC. Did I missing anything?
Thanks in advance,
Leo



Objects created:
Line 6 - the array object - 1
Line 7 - one Dozens object and one int[] object - 2
Line 8 - one Dozens object and one int[] object - 2
Total - 5

After Line 10 no active references point to objects created in Line 8, so 2 objects are eligible for GC.
 
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And welcome to CodeRanch, Leonardo Pereira
 
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Thank you guys for your support.
I was really lost on this question.
This subject is much more clear now.
Cheers,
Leo
 
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Hi

I'd like to clarify the interpretation of when the objects are created - can someone explain where I go wrong and miss the 4th and 5th creation and 2nd eligible for GC

Dozens [] da = new Dozens[3];
//One object is created (ie a single Array 'da' with four index options (ie [0,1,2,3]), so while the Array is an Object the index positions are not. An Array holds 'references to' not objects per se. <Objects created =1>

da[0] = new Dozens();
//One object is created (ie a 'Dozens' and is referenced or indexed to position "da[0]" <Objects created =2>

Dozens d = new Dozens();
//One object (referenced with 'd') is created of the type 'Dozens'. This happens to be an Array given the class Dozens. <Objects created =3>

da[1] = d;
//The reference to object 'd' is now associated to index position in the Array "da[1]". Noting that while Arrays are objects the index links to a reference of the object, it does not hold the object as such. The object retains its place in the heap. (ie KB SCJP v6 pg257). <Objects created =3> because there is no new object - 'da[1]' is now referencing the same position (or object) on the heap as 'd' was. Object 'd' however is implicitly eligible for GC as it has been redirected to 'da[1]' (ie KB SCJP v6 pg258 example - line12). So <Objects for GC =0> as the object referenced by 'd' is not available for GC, the actual object has been re-directed to another reference, so there is nothing for GC, as the object is still accessible by a thread via 'da[1]'.

d = null;
//The reference 'd' is now explicitly nulled to make it eligible for GC, thereby elimating the ability of a thread to find the object it referenced on the heap. But the object itself is not available for GC as it has already been re-directed to the reference 'da[1]'.

da[1] = null;
//The reference to the object (originally obtained when 'da[1]=d') is nulled from the array reference 'da[1]'. The Array 'da' now no longer "knows" about the object received 'd'. Hence as no thread can access it then <Objects for GC =1>
 
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You miss the creation of objects of type int[] whenever an instantiation of type Dozens occurs. These int[] can no longer be reached, if you can't reach the object referencing them.

So, let's start this over:

 
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Scott Gordon Sutherland wrote:
Dozens [] da = new Dozens[3];
//One object is created (ie a single Array 'da' with four index options (ie [0,1,2,3]),...


It is an array of size three (indexes of 0,1 and 2)
 
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Thorsten Schneider wrote:You miss the creation of objects of type int[] whenever an instantiation of type Dozens occurs. These int[] can no longer be reached, if you can't reach the object referencing them.

So, let's start this over:

 
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Thorsten Schneider wrote:You miss the creation of objects of type int[] whenever an instantiation of type Dozens occurs. These int[] can no longer be reached, if you can't reach the object referencing them.

So, let's start this over:


hey hi Thorsten
i have not understood line 8 saying

you said that object created 5 here how it becomes 5 here.
you specified some relation with int[] object how it applies to this line..please please please make me clear

cheers
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Hi Aditya,

I hope the below explanation clears your doubt. If a class contains an object as its instance member, creating that class's object creates one more object corresponding to that instance member.



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Nitin Sethi
 
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Thanks a lot nidhi now i understand...>>>
 
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nitin sethi wrote:Hi Aditya,

I hope the below explanation clears your doubt. If a class contains an object as its instance member, creating that class's object creates one more object corresponding to that instance member.



Regards,
Nitin Sethi



if i put another int to that "IntObjClass" it will create 2 additional?


so after the main run, it will create "IntObjClass" object, and Integer object, and an "int" object? ?
which has a total of 3?
 
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int is not an object it is an primitive type variable
in your code
 
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so what happened here is obj is pointing two objects(new IntObjClass and Integer Object) on the HEAP. so once the obj is declared null, the two are left on the blackhole(i prefer this term instead of heap )

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nitin sethi wrote:Hi Aditya,

I hope the below explanation clears your doubt. If a class contains an object as its instance member, creating that class's object creates one more object corresponding to that instance member.



Regards,
Nitin Sethi



hey another Question what if the Integer "obj" instance variables is not declared. will it create an object if i type "new IntObjClass"
 
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Christian Joseph wrote:
hey another Question what if the Integer "obj" instance variables is not declared. will it create an object if i type "new IntObjClass"



Yes, there just wouldn't be a reference to the object.
 
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Christian Joseph wrote:so what happened here is obj is pointing two objects(new IntObjClass and Integer Object) on the HEAP. so once the obj is declared null, the two are left on the blackhole(i prefer this term instead of heap )

TY MS NAVEEN MADARAPU!



This is Mr Naveen Madarapu bro.
 
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Christian Joseph wrote:...will it create an object if i type "new IntObjClass"


The type here is "IntObjClass" only and the new keyword is used to create an object of the given type.
 
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Thank you so much guys!!
 
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