Java provides a way for the programmer to exercise control over memory management by marking certain objects as expendable via reference objects. Should an application’s memory requirements ...

Conclusion Effective memory management in Java relies on effective reference management by the Java programmer. Reference management can be difficult in the context of framework-based development, but ...

It differentiates between these cases via objects instanceof Object[], which returns true when objects references an array of objects. Compile Listing 1 as follows: javac ArraysAreObjects.java ...

Although Java lacks a true sizeof () equivalent, the Instrumentation interface introduced with J2SE5 can be used to get an estimate of the size of a particular object via its getObjectSize (Object ...

In Java, objects are passed by reference, and all methods are virtual, so object slicing will not occur inadvertently. Even if you upcast an object, its real type is not forgotten, that's the ...

It's been 6 weeks since the Eclipse SDK 3.2 release which means it's time for the first 3.3 milestone. One of the coolest new features is a way to browse live object references in Java programs ...