Trash talk, Part 2
The Reference Objects API allows programs to interact with the garbage collector
By Jeff Friesen, JavaWorld.com, 01/04/02
Page 7 of 7
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In next month's article, you will learn about nested classes.
About the author
Jeff Friesen has been
involved with computers for the past 20 years. He holds a degree in
computer science and has worked with many computer languages. Jeff
has also taught introductory Java programming at the college level.
In addition to writing for JavaWorld, he has written his
own Java book for beginners -- Java 2 By Example, Second
Edition (Que Publishing, 2001; ISBN: 0789725932) -- and helped
write Special Edition Using Java 2 Platform (Que
Publishing, 2001; ISBN: 0789720183). Jeff goes by the nickname Java
Jeff (or JavaJeff). To see what he's working on, check out his
Website at http://www.javajeff.com.
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