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managing memory in Java Which one of the following has a very large responsibility for managing memory in Java?   1) Garbage Collector  2)  Malloc Statements   3)  Constructors   4)  JMem   5)  JKernel  Looking forward for an early reply. Thanks   Started By pashah72 on Jul 2, 2008 at 4:54:22 AM

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ChrisRickard on Jul 9, 2008 at 11:32:54 PM (# 5) Why does it feel like you're asking us to answer a test question for you? pashah72 on Jul 10, 2008 at 10:41:14 PM (# 6) becoz I couldn't get the answer even after finding thru many sites & I have always counted on this site to give right answer.   ChrisRickard on Jul 11, 2008 at 12:33:59 AM (# 7) Well you can throw out 4 and 5. They are just made up Java-ish Memory-ish sounding names not really having to do with memory. As to 1-3 Responsible for allocating memory upon object construction and freeing memory once objects are no longer referenced. Java doesn't have explicit memory functions like malloc. Even at a lower level the JVM itself doesn't call a c malloc statement, but there is a mechanism where it asks the OS for a reserved chunk o' memory. Constructors play a role in allocating memory at a higher conceptual level in that child objects are often initialized there, but I don't think it's what the question is looking for. Here's a great whitepaper describing Java's Memory Management. pashah72 on Jul 14, 2008 at 5:19:38 AM (# 8) so the answer is no.1 : Garbage Collector...

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