i read the only 1 object is eligible for GC after the method returns ... but i have a doubt regarding this From what i understand, an object that is passed as a parameter of a method has scope within the braces of the method ... if this is true then shouldn't 'obj' also be eligible for GC after the method returns? /SAmith
ooops !!! i think i just got all muddled up there ... i understand now ... it is because of the reference to the object from outside the method right? /SAmith