Question

In the following code

List<SomeObject> someObjectList = new ArrayList<SomeObject>();

do {

    SomeObject someObject = new SomeObject();

    someObjectList.add(someObject);

} while(some condition is met);

My Question

1. When will someObject be grabage collected?
2. Am I leaking memory here?

Answer 1

someObject will not be GC’d until your loop exits. Whether this is a memory leak or not is open to interpretation. If you expect it to be freed while still iterating, then you are leaking. If not, then you’re not.