The object referenced by aFoo should only be garbage collected after the variable goes out of scope. If the editing context holds a strong reference to it, it shouldn't be garbage collected.
2009/12/8 Ricardo J. Parada <[email protected]> > > > Hi All, > > If I have a local variable that is assigned a value and never read after > that, is it possible that it may get garbage collected before the block > where it was defined. For example: > > public void someMethod() { > Foo aFoo = new Foo(editingContext()); > editingContext().saveChanges(); > } > > Will aFoo live until the end of someMethod()? Or could it get garbage > collected? > > I'm asking because in the real app, Foo is a delegate of the editing > context when it gets created and it finishes its job when the editing > context saveChanges() is called. But in a non-GUI app, we believe aFoo is > getting garbage collected prematurely. Those are someone else's findings > but I though I should ask to see if that is right. > > The documentation for NSNotificationCenter says the following: > > *Note:* If the default NSNotificationCenter is the last object in your > application with a reference to either an object registered to receive > notifications or an object being observed, *that object will be garbage > collected*. > > P.S. Sorry if this is more a java question than a WebObjects question. :-) > > Thanks, > Ricardo > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/antonio.petri%40googlemail.com > > This email sent to [email protected] >
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