Hi, >"In any case, so what if the ImageIcon takes 30MB?" > >So what? Right now, my Tomcat server is sitting taking up 24mb. When the >thumbnail servlet activates, that will jump up to an ADDITIONAL 30mb. If I >attempt to create/load a bunch of thumbs on the fly, Tomcat comes close to >maxing its memory quota. Even for those who aren't as anal-retentive as >me, >it's still way too much memory to leave allocated until the next server >restart.
Step back ;) This memory is used. It's not wasted. It has a purpose. It's not a memory leak. If it were wasted or a leak, I'd agree with you. But it's plausible that given your technology choice of AWT's ImageIcon, your memory quota is inadequate and needs to be revised. 54MB is virtually nothing for server apps. (If you're running Tomcat on J2ME or a portable, I completely understand your concern, but then again in that case you wouldn't be using this approach anyways). Don't look at overall heap size as a measure of an app's quality. Requiring more memory in order to ensure better performance is a typical and usually good tradeoff. Yoav This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
