[jira] [Created] (AVRO-2050) Clear Array To Allow GC

[BELUGA BEHR (JIRA)]

BELUGA BEHR created AVRO-2050:
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             Summary: Clear Array To Allow GC
                 Key: AVRO-2050
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AVRO-2050
             Project: Avro
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: java
    Affects Versions: 1.8.2, 1.7.7
            Reporter: BELUGA BEHR
            Priority: Minor


Java's {{ArrayList}} implementation clears all Objects from the internal buffer 
when the {{clear()}} method is called.  This allows the Objects to be free for 
GC.  We should do the same in Avro {{org.apache.avro.generic.GenericData}} 

[ArrayList 
Source|http://grepcode.com/file/repository.grepcode.com/java/root/jdk/openjdk/8u40-b25/java/util/ArrayList.java#ArrayList.clear%28%29]



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