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    Default Java memory management

    I kind of not big fan of Java because it manages its memory itself. Either ways I am looking for some pointers on internals of Java memory management and stuff.

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    Default Re: Java memory management

    I know you can pass command-line arguments to the JVM. Try doing a google search on that. Other than that, I think the JVM has become open-source (or is in the process of becoming), so you can look at it. To do it in pure Java, I don't think it's possible.

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    Default Re: Java memory management

    The JVM has become really clever over the last couple of years and especially the garbage collector which is what frees up a lot of memory for you once objects become unreferenced.

    What exactly is it you want to manage when it comes to Java memory?

    Don't be fooled though, just because Java manages the memory through the JVM doesn't mean it will resolve memory leaks etc for you. Beware of the code you write.

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    Default Re: Java memory management

    Thanks for replies guy. So I don't have any specific problem, it was just out of interest I wanted to learn about it.

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    If you fancy a read here you go.

    http://java.sun.com/j2se/reference/w...whitepaper.pdf

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    Thanks Json, appreciate your prompt replies

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