Michael Koch writes: > > > > Uh, I don't understand what you mean, sorry. Why is a Java reference > > the same size as a native pointer? Perhaps I misunderstood you. > > AFAIK a java refernce is a pointer and this pointer can point > everywhere. Right ?
No, not at all. A java reference is simply a handle by which an object may be found. It might well be a hash code, or a table index. Andrew. _______________________________________________ Classpath mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/classpath