Can any one explain Garbage Collection

[Tejas Kansara]

Can any one explain Garbage Collection in detail.

[Amit Badle]

hi tejas,
im sure u kno a bit bout garbage collection and gc. but if u want it in detail refer 2 Peter van der linden,s just java pg 295-98 u might get what u want. then u might ask clarify ur doubts. byeee.

[Siva Prasad]

Hi Tejas
check this out http://members.home.net/jgriscti/gc/behaviour.html
This will give a brief grasp on Garbage Collectior.
Cheers
Siva Prasad

[farrukh mahmud]

Hi Teja
Garbage Collection is the responsibility of JVM. It uses algorithms. Garbage collection is only about memory. You dont know when JVM performs garbage collection whenever processor is free garbage is performed.
example is.
public class ABC
{

public static void prt(String s)
{
System.out.println(s);
}


ABC()
{
this.prt("using this"); //it display 2nd
}

public static void main(String[] args)
{
prt("hello 2"); //first this display

ABC a=new ABC(); //constructor call

ABC b=new ABC();

ABC c=new ABC();

ABC d=new ABC();

System.gc();

System.runFinalization();

}

}
finalize is also used for observing the process of garbage collection. you should never call finalize().
moreover www.bruceeckel.com study chapter 04

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