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Circular references and garbage collecting

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From: Mika Ylikangas
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 1999 00:00
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Hi!

Is following a problem with Java- language?

class Parent {
  Vector of Child;
}

class Child {
  Parent parent;
}

When the reference to Parent-object is lost from the client, the Parent
should be garbage collected, but in the Child- objects there are references
to Parent. So, can Java's garbage collector handle this kind of situation?
If not, then what is the best way to deal with it?

Any ideas are welcome
Mika Ylikangas
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From: "Mika Ylikangas" <mika.ylikangas@fidaco.fi>
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Date: 1999/08/05
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