Java memory questions about 'new' keyword

Question

What happens if you run the following code..

while (true) {
    String x = new String(\"ABC\");
}

in terms of memory?

Is String x a

Answer 1

Using new, yes, puts objects on the heap. Objects that are no longer accessible by any thread can be garbage collected. Whether you run out of memory or not depends on the size of data your program uses, and if you are good at 'releasing' objects you dont need any more (think: memory leaks are bad).

In your example, you will be running the garbage collector like crazy, which I think is what you are intending to demonstrate.

Local variables go on the stack.