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Can a java application have memory leak?

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My doubt is that doesn't Java virtual machine have a garbage collector that will collect and free all unreferenced memory automatically?

posted Jan 31, 2014 by Asmita Agrawal

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Considering that java uses a garbage collector to collect unused objects, you can't have a dangling pointer. However, you could keep an object in scope for longer than it needs to be, which could be considered a memory leak.

answer Jan 31, 2014 by Salil Agrawal
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