RE: rpg and java

["Walden H. Leverich III" <WaldenL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>If the RPG calls DeleteLocalRef for the
>reference, Java can free the object during 
>garbage collection.

Yes, but (and maybe this is my misunderstanding of Java) in pure-java you
don't need to do anything. When an object passes out of scope the jvm cleans
it up for you at next GC run. In this case you have to remember to actively
release it, in pure java you don't. 

Upon re-reading my e-mail I see the confusion, perhaps I should have said
they aren't cleaned up "unless you take an explicit action, an action that
is unnecessary in java"

-Walden

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-----Original Message-----
From: Barbara Morris [mailto:bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 12:01 PM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: rpg and java


"Walden H. Leverich III" wrote:
> 
> >The objective being the migration of a traditional rpg appl to java...
> 
> And something to watch out for during the co-existance period of a
> migration: It's my understanding that Java objects created from w/in RPG
are
> NOT cleaned up by a garbage sweep even after their references have been
> released.
> 

That's not my understanding.  If the RPG calls DeleteLocalRef for the
reference, Java can free the object during garbage collection.

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