OK, I'll try to tacle that this weekend :-) Slawek
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Actually, it's good to use a SoftReference-based > pool in production, and a WeakReference-based pool > in development and debugging. It makes it a lot > easier to test what will happen when instances start > getting collected. > > Bob > > On Fri, Jan 25, 2002 at 07:53:15AM -0600, Waldhoff, > Rodney wrote: > > That should probably be SoftReference--so that the > pooled object may be > > gc'ed if memory is tight. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Slawek Zachcial > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 1/25/02 3:16 AM > > Subject: ObjectPool - weak reference based impl > > > > Hi, > > > > I noticed that on the pool todo list there is the > > action to implement weak reference based pool. > > > > Can someone explain to me what is the reason/need > > behind? Should the idle pool objects be stored > with > > weak references? > > > > My understanding is that you use object pool to > avoid > > the unnecessary object creation and rather reuse > the > > existing ones. > > > > With weak references the object may/will be > cleared > > once it becomes weakly reachable. So if idle pool > > objects are weakly reachable you cannot be sure > that > > they will not be garbage collected. > > > > I'm not a reference specialist so please help me > to > > understand :-) > > > > Best Regards, > > Slawek Zachcial > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! > > > http://auctions.yahoo.com > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
