javamemory-managementjava-memory-leaks

What will happen If I initialize a Class object which is already initialized in JAVA?

I want to know what will happen if I initialize an already initialized Class object in Java. Does the garbage collector destroys the object and free the memory?.

Example code:

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Object target = new MyClass();//First intialization
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target = new MyClass();//Re-intialization //I want to know what will happen here
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Solution 
  • Object target = new MyClass();

    This will create a new object of MyClass() and target variable will refer to this object.

    After the second statement: 

    target = new MyClass();

    Another new Object will be created and target will now refer to this newly created object. The previous object will have no reference and GC will free that memory.