How do we know the size of the reference variable we create in our Java programs.
For example, we have the class Test with the following reference variable.
Test test = new Test();
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1It doesn't matter. – SLaks May 22 '18 at 23:46
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You don't know. If you really need to know you have to dump your code into an instrumenting tool land find out. – tadman May 22 '18 at 23:46
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what is the instrumenting tool to find out? Do you have any example? I am just curious about it... – pradeekshara May 22 '18 at 23:52
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4Possible duplicate of [In Java, what is the best way to determine the size of an object?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52353/in-java-what-is-the-best-way-to-determine-the-size-of-an-object) – Steven Jeffries May 22 '18 at 23:56
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[YourKit](http://yourkit.com) is just one example of dozens. – tadman May 22 '18 at 23:57
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Thank you tadman – pradeekshara May 23 '18 at 12:13