In my previous article, I described how to use Java’s reference objects, SoftReferenceand WeakReference, to build weak references and mark blocks as reclaimable in a simple application.

Method references in Java are part of the broader set of features introduced and enhanced in Java 8 and beyond. They are a concise way to refer to methods of classes or objects.

You might know that Java passes by value, but it helps to understand why. Here's what happens when you pass mutable and immutable object references in Java.

Loitering Objects and Java Framework Design. By Leonard Slipp ; February 5, 2001; ONE OF THE key objectives early in the design of Java was to create an environment that eliminated the memory ...

An object is immutable if: its state cannot be modified after construction, all its fields are final, it is properly constructed (the this reference does not escape during construction). To publish an ...

Java's default constructor allows developers to create instances of classes when no other constructors are explicitly defined. The default constructor in Java takes no arguments -- it simply ...

It's been 6 weeks since the Eclipse SDK 3.2 release which means it's time for the first 3.3 milestone. One of the coolest new features is a way to browse live object references in Java programs.