/* * Copyright (C) 2008 The Android Open Source Project * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import java.lang.ref.*; public class InternedString { public static final String CONST = "Class InternedString"; public static void run() { System.out.println("InternedString.run"); testImmortalInternedString(); testDeadInternedString(); } private static WeakReference<String> makeWeakString() { String s = "blah"; s = s + s; WeakReference<String> strRef = new WeakReference<String>(s.intern()); return strRef; } private static void testDeadInternedString() { WeakReference<String> strRef = makeWeakString(); Runtime.getRuntime().gc(); // "blahblah" should disappear from the intern list Main.assertTrue(strRef.get() == null); } private static void testImmortalInternedString() { WeakReference strRef = new WeakReference<String>(CONST.intern()); Runtime.getRuntime().gc(); // Class constant string should be entered to the interned table when // loaded Main.assertTrue(CONST == CONST.intern()); // and it should survive the gc Main.assertTrue(strRef.get() != null); String s = CONST; // "Class InternedString" should remain on the intern list strRef = new WeakReference<String>(s.intern()); // Kill s, otherwise the string object is still accessible from root set s = ""; Runtime.getRuntime().gc(); Main.assertTrue(strRef.get() == CONST); } }