Thank you both, that was what I needed to know. J
Mark Murphy wrote: > Actually, the OP's example is final, not static. > > Final references cannot be pointed to null, as they cannot be modified. > However, they are also not static, so they should be garbage collected > once the containing object (an activity in this case) itself is garbage > collected. > >> Static references remains on memory until the process where your activity >> is >> running is destroyed. >> >> So, in order to avoid memory leaks, point the reference to null in >> onDestroy() >> >> Regards, >> >> Felipe Silveira >> >> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Jiri <jiriheitla...@googlemail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I have a simple question, in my ctivity i define a static private as so: >>> >>> private final FileFetcher ff = new FileFetcher(); >>> >>> what happens when this activity is destroyed, is the reference to the >>> FileFetcher completly gone, and can everything be marked for GC? >>> >>> Or would it better to write >>> >>> private FileFetcher ff; >>> >>> and the in my onCreate instantiate the FileFetcher and nullify it in the >>> onDestroy method? > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
