what happen if an object set to null

[SaYuNaRa]

if i set an object to null, is it make an object to an empty object?
and the memory use by that object is remove or not?

example ?
ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon(file) //example use 8 byte
Image img = icon.getImage(); //example use 8 byte

if i set to null:

icon = null; // is the memory use by icon remove or not
img = null; // is the memory use by img remove or not

is that memory use by icon and img remove or not? if not remove how to remove the icon and img memory becouse i want use the same object to set another refrence.

I do that becouse it make my app out of memory

[Chris.Brown.SPE]

If you use the System.gc() after you set the object to null it should free up the memory. It may need to be called multiple times to make sure all unused memory is freed up. Check out the following website for more information.

[JavaSpecialists 029] - Determining Memory Usage in Java

[SaYuNaRa]

thx for your help..

[sukatoa]

I wonder why you like to set it to null? What are you planning for?

regards,
sukatoa

[SaYuNaRa]

i want set to null, becouse i want use the same object to refer to other. like img object:

this i want:
ico = new ImageIcon("c:/image/pic1.pmg")
img = ico.getimage();


this i refre to other:
ico = null;
img = null;
so i can set new refer
ico = new ImageIcon("c:/image/pic2.pmg")
img = ico.getimage();

if i not set it to null before i use its again my app will out of memory. this right or not?
i do what Chris.Brown said, and it work, my app not of memory.

[Eranga]

What you mean out of memory. What happened if you not set to null, before use again?