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On Sunday, May 29, 2011, Anirvan <anirvan.majum...@gmail.com> wrote: > hello, > > for quite some time i was blissfully of the opinion that static > [instance] variables exist as long as the app runs. however, to my > dismay, and much alarm, i feel that it's not true. > > for mere testing, i created a static list of strings, and in my main > activity class overrode the onDestroy method to print a message to > verify that the app exited. in the onCreate method i simply added a > new string, and printed the contents of the list. what i've found is > that the size of the list keeps on increasing, and all the string > values added previously are still present. > > is there some cardinal mistake in what i assumed should be the > behaviour of instance variables, or is there something that i should > keep in mind when dealing with instance variables? > > what gives? > > thanks for your time and help. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en