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  1. Aug 17th, 2003, 11:56 PM #1
    mbonfyre
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    garbage collection *resolved*

    could somebody explain how java uses garbage collection to reclaim unused memory space?

    From reading that I have done, I am not sure which way it goes about it:

    my example:

    TownBuilding = new Building("Town Hall"); //(a)
    TownBuilding = new Building("Public Library"); //(b)

    When b is coded, does java simply overwrite the contents or does it create a new Variable (b) and leave (a) for garbage collection?

    Very confused...
    Last edited by mbonfyre; Aug 18th, 2003 at 05:31 AM.
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