On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 1:25 AM, Tom Gibara <tomgib...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> It is possible that the finalize() has been called at much later point. >> >> I should have probably said that lack of finalize() does not mean that >> >> the memory has not been regained. > > This isn't correct. If an object is an instance of a class with a > non-trivial finalize method, then the object's memory cannot be reclaimed > until the finalizer has run. > Tom. >
Tom, What if the system decides to send KILL to a process running some background task (application) to regain memory. Each task on android get its own process and fork of VM. Once deemed not used and in critical situation, system will simply kill that process without triggering any garbage collection, and rightly so. -- Daniel > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- Daniel Drozdzewski -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
