Would those buffers' memory space be able to be reallocated when the activity dies, or the process, or on a total OS shutdown? This particularly is something I was wondering about on a broader scope than MediaPlayers.
Thanks for your answers. On Feb 18, 7:08 am, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote: > Steeler wrote: > > But is the GC deleting the old ones? > > Eventually, presumably, yes. Bear in mind that MediaPlayer probably > holds onto some buffers outside of the GC-able space. Also, bear in mind > that GC is not necessarily immediate. > > > And if not, are they clogging a > > page file? > > I am not aware of Android having a page file. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > Android Training...At Your Office:http://commonsware.com/training -- 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
