Classes, fields, methods, constructors, and objects are the building blocks of object-based Java applications. This Java tutorial teaches you how to declare classes, describe attributes via fields ...

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 ...

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 management ...

Although Java lacks a true sizeof () equivalent, the Instrumentation interface introduced with J2SE5 can be used to get an estimate of the size of a particular object via its getObjectSize (Object ...

This is an in-depth java tutorial for beginners. Learn what Java is, how to get started, and how to build basic apps using key concepts!

Learn how Remote Method Invocation (RMI), an application programming interface for Java, preserves the object model and its advantages across a network.

The author discusses his results of measuring the performance degradation of Java programs while using various data abstraction features of the language.