[CTJUG Forum] Re: Silly Question about Collections and Pointers

[Michael Wiles]

Title: [CTJUG Forum] Re: Silly Question about Collections and Pointers

From: Sparky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10 March 2006 08:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [CTJUG Forum] Re: Silly Question about Collections and Pointers   Michael, That makes so much sense. Thank you for answering my question. Please confirm that I gave it correct: So when  I think I'm destroying the object by setting it to null, I'm not destroying it at all as there is still a reference to it in the array. When I create a new object, even though it has the same name, I'm creating a completely new object, and this object (completely seperate), too has it's reference stored in the array. Just so that we’re absolutely clear, I assume you that you’re putting the second object into the array as well. It will only function like this if you do. Just so that we’re absolutely clear, I assume you that you’re putting the second object into the array as well. It will only function like this if you do. I can then set the new one to null too, but as long as the pointers are still elements of the array, the objects will exist. If I set the array to point to null, then I will lose the pointers to the objects and the GC will then clean up the whole lot. Exactly right. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CTJUG Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to CTJUG-Forum@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CTJUG-Forum -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- Read our disclaimer at: http://www.picknpay.co.za/pnp/view/pnp/en/page5093? If you don't have web access, the disclaimer can be mailed to you on request. Disclaimer requests to be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Read our disclaimer at: http://www.picknpay.co.za/pnp/view/pnp/en/page5093? If you don't have web access, the disclaimer can be mailed to you on request. Disclaimer requests to be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]