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Java heap terminology: young, old and permanent generations?

I’m trying to understand What the concepts of young, old and permanent generations are in the Java heap terminology, and more specifically the ...

May 13, 2022
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When should I use GC.SuppressFinalize()?

In .NET, under which circumstances should I use GC.SuppressFinalize()? What advantage(s) does using this method give me? 5 Answers 5

May 12, 2022
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Why is it bad practice to call System.gc()?

After answering a question about how to force-free objects in Java (the guy was clearing a 1.5GB HashMap) with System.gc(), I was told ...

May 11, 2022
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When is the finalize() method called in Java?

I need to know when the finalize() method is called in the JVM. I created a test class which writes into a file ...

May 11, 2022
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Deleting Objects in JavaScript

I’m a bit confused with JavaScript’s delete operator. Take the following piece of code: var obj = { helloText: "Hello World!" }; var ...

May 9, 2022
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Where Is Machine.Config?

I want to apply a change so That I can use Server GC settings for my C# 3.5 app – I can do ...

May 5, 2022
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Is there a destructor for Java?

Is there a destructor for Java? I don’t seem to be able to find any documentation on this. If there isn’t, how can ...

April 29, 2022
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Error java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded

I get this error message as I execute my JUnit tests: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded I know what an OutOfMemoryError is, but ...

April 18, 2022
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How can I read a large text file line by line using Java?

I need to read a large text file of around 5-6 GB line by line using Java. How can I do this quickly? ...

April 16, 2022
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Proper use of the IDisposable interface

I know from reading the Microsoft documentation that the “primary” use of the IDisposable interface is to clean up unmanaged resources. To me, ...

April 10, 2022
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