Primitive and Reference (Object) Types in Memory (Java Tutorial)

This Java tutorial for beginners compares memory handling of primitive vs object (reference) type variables. This also shows data types in stack and heap memory.
Aligned to AP Computer Science A.
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[@AkashdeepSingh-qq5fw]

what happens if I do (sorry for posting in this reply: i just want to get the answer) h = "hello"; where does the pointer go? will "hello" of h be different object from "hello" of g?

[@BillBarnum]

Hey@@AkashdeepSingh-qq5fw You're talking about the line of code at 3:58 Strings behave differently in this circumstance than most other objects, so there would NOT be a separate object for the h and g variables. Both pointers would point at the same object in a "String pool." For more information on how this works with the String class, check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j160aqBnZtV5jMU

[@AkashdeepSingh-qq5fw]

@@BillBarnum Oh ok thank you very much! By the way i have one more question on this video you linked: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j160aqBnZtV5jMVn the question is posted there.

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[@BillBarnum]

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[@BillBarnum]

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[@BillBarnum]

Thanks for the feedback, Philipp. I'm glad you liked the video!

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[@BillBarnum]

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[@BillBarnum]

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The terms sound so complex yet it's so easy to explain with examples.

[@9111adil]

What if you make a String with the same value for example : String a = "hallo"; String b = "hallo";. Does it point to the same value on the heap or does it make a new one?

[@BillBarnum]

Strings are a little weird, so in that case, they would point to the same object. For more information on that, check out my Strings video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j160aqBnZtV5jMU

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[@BillBarnum]

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Wow, I have been wrestling with this topic in one form or another for a while and this immediately cleared it up, thank you.

[@BillBarnum]

Thanks for the comment, Jacob. I'm glad you found the video useful.

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[@Ravi-qz5of]

Hi I love your videos and Thank you for making them short, simple and visual. Also could you recommend any Java books that teaches you more about "Primitive and Reference Types in Memory" in detail.

[@BillBarnum]

There are some good videos on KZbin that talk more about memory in Java. Also, try looking for something on Udemy about Java and memory. You can usually find a coupon for Udemy courses that brings them down to about $15

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[@BillBarnum]

I'm glad it was helpful. Thank you for the feedback!

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[@BillBarnum]

Thanks for the comment and watching the video, Nikhil!

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[@BillBarnum]

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[@BillBarnum]

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[@goldenotis9703]

My question is concerning how the stack works in this design. Since a stack uses FIFO or LIFO does that mean 'd' and 'c' have to be popped(removed) from the stack in order to access 'b'?

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[@chetantai]

So when you set h =g, if you change the value of g to "goodbye", will h change to "goodbye as well? Since they were initially both pointing at "hello", doesn't that mean when you change g to "goodbye", h should also change to "goodbye"?

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Great and easy to understand explanation

[@rickzalman4136]

Nice job ! explaining reference variables and primative or value types. But I like to add something you might not have covered. Only one memory location is created for primative variables which is on the stack. Primative types have their actual data stored at the same place where the variable is stored. Also primative types have no methods. Also all primatives have a known fixed size. For instance a int variable is 4 bytes. A double is 8 bytes. Reference types do not contain the actual data. They only show where the actual data(object) is stored in memory(heap). Also two memory locations are created when creating objects. One memory location for the object, which is the heap . And one memory location for the object reference variable. Also objects are anonymous, they do not have a name. For instance, the following code: String person ="Lisa"; An String object is created with a text value "Lisa". Also this object has no name. This String object is stored in a special area in the heap called the constant string pool. Objects contain the actual data, in this example it's "Lisa" . Now the reference variable, does have a name , which is " person" . This variable holds the address of the String object with the value of "Lisa". This reference variable is stored in the stack. Reference variabes do not contain the actual data. They only show where to find that data somewhere in memory(heap).

[@goldenotis9703]

Hi, My question is concerning how the stack works in this design. Since a stack uses FIFO or LIFO does that mean 'd' and 'c' have to be popped(removed) from the stack in order to access 'b'?

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[@AkashdeepSingh-qq5fw]

QUESTION 1 what happens if i do c = new int[5]; instead of d = new int[5]; ? Will c be overwritten and also affects d? Or: - c will move to a new pointer memory location and write the data value array object there, leaving d unaffected -d will move to a new pointer memory location copying the data value array. Then the data value at location c will be overwritten - something different happens? QUESTION 2 also suppose we just had this code: c = {0,1}; c = new int[2]; will in this case the data value of c be overwritten? Or c will move to a new pointer memory location and then write the data value array object over there, leaving the data value {0,1} non-deleted? Or something different happens?

[@BillBarnum]

1. For question 1, you are talking about 2:58 . c will point at a brand new array. d will still point at the unchanged old array. 2. For question 2, you couldn't do c = {0, 1}. You can only hardcode an array in that particular manner if you are also declaring the variable on the same line.

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[@Tony.Nguyen137]

But the arrays store primitive type datas in the heap right?! So the statement „all data for primitive typ variables is stored on the stack“ is not quite right, right? 🤔

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[@BillBarnum]

Thanks for the feedback, Sungho!

[@serkansunel]

So you are saying that primitives as instance variables and primitive as local variables are both stored in the stack? Isnt it important where that primitive defined? Inside a method or as an object field?

[@BillBarnum]

The code demonstrated in the video is local variables. If we declared a primitive instance variable, it would appear as part of its object on the heap.

[@serkansunel]

@@BillBarnum yes exactly, i just wanted to emphasize it...

[@BillBarnum]

@@serkansunel Thanks for pointing that out.

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[@AkashdeepSingh-qq5fw]

what happens if I do h = "hello"; where does the pointer go? will "hello" of h be different object from "hello" of g?

[@BillBarnum]

Hey Akashdeep, You're talking about the line of code at 3:58 Strings behave differently in this circumstance than most other objects, so there would NOT be a separate object for the h and g variables. Both pointers would point at the same object in a "String pool." For more information on how this works with the String class, check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j160aqBnZtV5jMU

[@AkashdeepSingh-qq5fw]

@@BillBarnum Oh ok thank you very much! By the way i have one more question on this video you linked: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j160aqBnZtV5jMVn the question is posted there.

[@shahriarmim4696]

At 4:39 if we make String g point to "goodbye" then what will happen to "hello" ?

[@BillBarnum]

Shahriar Mim, If an object on the heap doesn’t have anything pointing to it, Java’s garbage collection will automatically delete it to save memory.

[@shahriarmim4696]

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[@BillBarnum]

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[@siAppDesign]

why not saying an address as oppose as a pointer

[@BillBarnum]

In Java, the programmer doesn’t have access to the memory address. The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) will put it where it wants and move it around as it sees fit. Java programmers may know what a pointer is pointing at, but they won’t know where in memory it is pointing.

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[@BillBarnum]

I use the paid version of Screencast-O-Matic

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yours 2 video has 2 concepts,see .array type ..int[ ] c,here and other video

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it will be easier to understand if you talk a bit more about stack:)

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[@BillBarnum]

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