If I allocate an array, eg:

double[] x = new double[10000];

then use the array, then at some later point, allocate it again, eg:

double[] x = new double[15000];

does the garbage collector know that the memory allocated the first time round can be garbage
collected, or do I have to set x to null first before allocating the second time around?

Sorry, this was meant for the C# forum.


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If I allocate an array, eg:

double[] x = new double[10000];

then use the array, then at some later point, allocate it again, eg:

double[] x = new double[15000];

does the garbage collector know that the memory allocated the first time round can be garbage
collected, or do I have to set x to null first before allocating the second time around?