Java provides a way for the programmer to exercise control over memory management by marking certain objects as expendable via reference objects. Should an application’s memory requirements ...

Java programmers must be conscious of the references that are established to and removed from objects within their application. Although reference management is relatively straightforward when one ...

Copying objects is a common Java programming operation that has one serious trap. Here's how to avoid copying from an object reference and only copy the instance and values you want.

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.

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.

In Java, objects are passed by reference, and all methods are virtual, so object slicing will not occur inadvertently. Even if you upcast an object, its real type is not forgotten, that's the ...