Good to know, cheers. On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 6:59 PM, Kostya Vasilyev <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 2012/11/2 Latimerius <[email protected]> >> >> On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 6:15 PM, Kostya Vasilyev <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Hold on a second. >> > >> > Calling start() on a thread surely keeps a reference somewhere that >> > would >> > prevent the thread from being GC'd while it's still running. >> >> I would hope it doesn't but this is Java so yeah, possibly. > > > http://help.eclipse.org/indigo/index.jsp?topic=%2Forg.eclipse.mat.ui.help%2Fconcepts%2Fgcroots.html > >>>> > Garbage Collection Roots > A garbage collection root is an object that is accessible from outside the > heap. The following reasons make an object a GC root: > > .... snip ... > > Thread > A started, but not stopped, thread. > <<< > > Also see this: > > http://stackoverflow.com/a/2423293 > > -- K > >> >> >> One thing I know though is that the GC is quite happy to collect for >> instance an active MediaPlayer if you don't keep a reference to it - >> and this is a much higher-level class where behind-the-scenes >> global/static bookkeeping is more likely than with a simple low-level >> Thread class... >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Android Developers" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> 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 [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
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