java内存释放,如何在Java中释放内存？

Is there a way to free memory in Java, similar to C's free() function? Or is setting the object to null and relying on GC the only option?

解决方案

Java uses managed memory, so the only way you can allocate memory is by using the new operator, and the only way you can deallocate memory is by relying on the garbage collector.

This memory management whitepaper (PDF) may help explain what's going on.

You can also call System.gc() to suggest that the garbage collector run immediately. However, the Java Runtime makes the final decision, not your code.

Calling the gc method suggests that

the Java Virtual Machine expend effort

toward recycling unused objects in

order to make the memory they

currently occupy available for quick

reuse. When control returns from the

method call, the Java Virtual Machine

has made a best effort to reclaim

space from all discarded objects.