The first array is 20 MB. The second is also 20 MB. What's the
problem?
On Aug 24, 4:28 pm, Viktor <vilainpe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm having some trouble understanding why this code
>
> public class BitmapAllocTest extends Activity {
> /** Called when the activity is first created. */
> @Override
> public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
> super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
> byte[] b = new byte[20 * 1000 * 1000];
> b = null;
> Bitmap.createBitmap(2500, 2000, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
> }}
>
> throws an OutOfMemory exception on a device with a 24mb heap limit. If
> I comment out either of the allocations it runs fine. I was under the
> impression that the java vm would try to garbage collect before
> throwing OutOfMemory exceptions.
>
> I suspect it having to do with android allocating the bitmaps on the
> native heap.
>
> PS. This is a clone from my stackoverflow
> questionhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/3546635/android-bitmap-allocation-...
> which hasn't gotten a satisfactory answer yet.
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