ailinykh wrote: > > On Apr 9, 8:11 am, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote: >> Donal Rafferty wrote: >>> The singleton wont be killed by the system automatically like a service >>> which could lead to GC problems >> Correct. Objects held in static data members, or referenced from a >> static data member, will not be garbage collected. Hence, you need to >> remember to null out those static data member references. Services, on >> the other hand, will garbage collect automatically, assuming you do not >> put one in a static data member yourself. >> > Why it should be garbage collected? It lives and dies with > Application.
Static data members live and die with the process by default, which is not the same as the lifespan of an Application object. If you want a static data member to live and die with the Application, then you need to null out the data member when the Application object is terminated. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Warescription: Three Android Books, Plus Updates, One Low Price! -- 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 To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
