Garbage Collection

[Kousik Majumder]

  
 
void m1() {
  Q q1 = null;
  for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
    q1 = new Q();   // 1
  }
  System.out.print("All done"); // 2
 

Can any one tell me whether at the starting of line 2 how many objects are garbage collcted ?

[chiranjeevi gunturu]

Hi, I think the answer is 9 objects are eligible. every time when the loop encounters the new keyword it creats new object and the same q reference variable is pointing to it. At last we are left with 10 objects and only one reference Variable pointing to 10th Object. Thank you

[P Ventura]

9