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which memory is used when instance variable of an object is instantiated?

 
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Hi all,
I know that instance variable is created on stack, and the object which is pointed by this variable is created on heap. But I've confused about instance variable of an object.
To demonstrate, please see the following code:

"per" is created on stack, the object "per" point to is created on Heap
auto-created string "Andy" is created on Heap, and how about the "name"?
It is a member of object Person, on which memory it is created? Heap or Stack?

Thanks,
 
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on the heap as usual for the objects!
 
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In Java, the instance variables are created on the heap, while the local variables are created on the stack.
This is done, as instance variables are part of the object they belong to.

Since per is a local variable, it'll be created on the stack.
But name is an instance variable, which will be created on the heap.
 
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Abimaran already answered it correctly while I was composing the reply
 
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ahem ahem
a little mistake in the question itself


which memory is used when instance variable of an object is instantiated?


this is not correct
instance variables are not instantiated at all
classes are instantiated and those instances are the objects of the class
instance variables are members of that object
 
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