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[jira] [Updated] (AVRO-2050) Clear Array To Allow GC

     [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AVRO-2050?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

BELUGA BEHR updated AVRO-2050:
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    Attachment: AVRO-2050.1.patch

> Clear Array To Allow GC
> -----------------------
>
>                 Key: AVRO-2050
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AVRO-2050
>             Project: Avro
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: java
>    Affects Versions: 1.7.7, 1.8.2
>            Reporter: BELUGA BEHR
>            Priority: Minor
>         Attachments: AVRO-2050.1.patch
>
>
> Java's {{ArrayList}} implementation clears all Objects from the internal buffer when the {{clear()}} method is called.  This allows the Objects to be free for GC.  We should do the same in Avro {{org.apache.avro.generic.GenericData}} 
> [ArrayList Source|http://grepcode.com/file/repository.grepcode.com/java/root/jdk/openjdk/8u40-b25/java/util/ArrayList.java#ArrayList.clear%28%29]



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