GC for string pools

[Peter Heide]

I am wondering if the Strings in the string pool are getting eligible for garbage collection or are living there until the program ends.

Given the following, is the string s one or two times time eligible?

   
public class Test {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		Test test = new Test();
		test.test();
               // s eligible now because method test ended?
		test.test();
              // s eligible now because program ends!?
	}
	public void test() {
		String s = "Hello world!";
		System.out.println(s);
	}
}

[Ankit Garg]

The SCJP exam doesn't cover GC for String objects. From here

Unlike most objects, String literals always have a reference to them from the String Literal Pool. That means that they always have a reference to them and are, therefore, not eligible for garbage collection.

[Peter Heide]

Thank you Ankit Garg for your answer, I think you are absolutely right!