Accurately determining an object's lifetime
US6795836B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99957
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, computer system and program product operable to calculate a life span of an object by determining when an object is created and becomes collectable. A garbage collection trace algorithm conducted on a method boundary reveals when the object becomes unreachable. Trace data pertaining to the collection status of the object is stored and displayed within a record file. Other data stored by the invention relates to object creation, as well as to method entry and exit.
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