It won't get GC until it finishes running unless the thread throws an unhandled Exception or the application is terminated. Matt Hoyt
________________________________ From: Jan Rychter <jrych...@gmail.com> To: clojure@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 3:38 PM Subject: Are futures garbage-collected? If I create a future but do not hold on to it anywhere and never dereference it, is the thread guaranteed to run until successful completion? In other words, if I create futures entirely for side effects, should I worry about them getting terminated and GCd? I looked for an answer but could not find anything relevant. Any hints appreciated. thanks, --J. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
