ailinykh wrote: > What do mean by "when all components of an Android application are > destroyed"? > Let's talk about Activity, for example. Does "destroy Activity" means > unload Java class?
No, I mean destroyed, as in onDestroy(). > If so, what happens when system tries to destroy activity but it is > referenced by another object ( for instance, a singleton may keep > reference to it) ? The component is destroyed from an Android standpoint, but the Activity will not be garbage collected. This results in a memory leak and is why mutable static data members should be avoided where possible. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android App Developer Books: http://commonsware.com/books -- 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

