> I'm curious why the Java2D mechanism uses > WeakReference instead of PhantomReference given the > problem mentioned here:
I also asked this question to myself severla times, because PhantomReferences seem to be exactly designed for what the Disposer uses Weak-References. I think it could be related to performance, because Phantom-References can't be completly freed in one GC cycle as far as I know, but of course I may be completly wrong ;) Would be really interesting to know the exact reason from someone who knows for sure ;) , lg Clemens [Message sent by forum member 'linuxhippy' (linuxhippy)] http://forums.java.net/jive/thread.jspa?messageID=243389 =========================================================================== To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff JAVA2D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help".
