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Bryan Pendleton commented on DERBY-6878:
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Just to be clear, which exact documentation are you referring to? Can you post
an exact link?
> unload EmbeddedDriver by using System.gc()?
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> Key: DERBY-6878
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-6878
> Project: Derby
> Issue Type: Bug
> Components: Documentation
> Reporter: martin stanik
> Priority: Minor
> Labels: easyfix
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> derby development doc suggests one can 'unload driver class':
> > You cannot explicitly request that the JVM unload a class, but you can
> > ensure that the EmbeddedDriver class is unloaded by using a System.gc() ....
> this advice is unfortunate, because:
> 1. it is wrong - one can not unload single class.
> only whole classloader with all it's classes might be unloaded (this
> needs be organized ahead)
> 2. one may get false impression unloading driver is good
> practice/desirable/necessary.
> i believe it is not.
> i suggest to remove the advice unless there is provided a scenario when
> unloading driver is needed + explanation how to do it properly (derby driver
> needs be loaded into extra classloader).
>
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