java.lang.System.gc()
On Oct 15, 11:22 am, RickGillaspy <[email protected]> wrote:
> Is there a way to know the process has GCed? or to force a GC for
> this process?
>
> On Oct 15, 12:56 pm, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > If you press back and let the system finish the activity, all references to
> > it will be gone, so though your process is there after it GCs the resources
> > (views etc) associated with the activity should be gone. If you still see
> > them after you know the process has GCed, then you have a leak in your app.
>
> > On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 7:57 AM, String
> > <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> > > On Oct 15, 3:08 pm, Mika <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > So the problem is quite simple. I start a Service from an Activity,
> > > > the user presses back, the Activity goes away and the Service stays
> > > > running in the background. However the activity (and it's views) still
> > > > stay in memory.
>
> > > Feature. It's central to the Android architecture that activities
> > > aren't killed by the system until their resources are needed
> > > elsewhere. The idea, I think, is that if the user goes back into your
> > > activity before that happens, it's ready and waiting.
>
> > > Some good discussion of it in this thread:
>
> > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/threa...
>
> > > String
>
> > --
> > Dianne Hackborn
> > Android framework engineer
> > [email protected]
>
> > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to
> > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such
> > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and
> > answer them.
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