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Garbage Collection Question from Devaka's Exam Labs for SCJP6 - diagnostic exam question number 70.

 
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Question: How many objects are eligible for garbage collection after executing statement “c.aob=null”


I thought only one object is eligible for garbage collections ( ie created at line 6).
But the correct answer is two objects are eligible for garbage collection. But how?
 
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This question has been asked in the past like here and here. Checkout the explanation in those topics...
 
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Thanks Ankit
 
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anbarasu aladiyan wrote:Question from Devika's Exam Labs


Who is that?
 
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Oh my god Devaka, you had a sex change operation??
 
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Do not worry Devaka (I think i am correct at this time...) i changed it. And Ankit
 
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anbarasu aladiyan wrote:And Ankit


Cool down anbarasu, Ankit was joking here as usual .
And, having such a sex change operation is a violation of the JavaRanch naming policy
 
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anbarasu aladiyan wrote:And Ankit


, that was just a joke mate, don't get pissed
 
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@Ankit Garg ,
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i was just kidding.
 
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