Question

class A {}

class B {
    static A someReference = null;

    void foo () {
        // does calling this function many times create new objects, or all objects will point to one memory.
        someReference = new A; 
    }
}

isn’t making a reference static mean that it will not be able to point to new memory location.?
Thank you.

Answer 1

Calling foo() resulting in new A() multiple times will create new instance of A every time.

However previous instance becomes eligible for garbage collection (since someReference is no longer pointing to it) and will be removed shortly during next garbage collection cycle.