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How does the JVM Heap differ from the Stack?
Track: Java
Topic: Performance Tuning
Focus: Thread Dumps
Java: Thread Dumps
Answer
The Heap is for object storage; the Stack is for method calls.
While the Stack handles method calls and local variables, the Heap is where objects are stored. Objects created via 'new' are allocated memory in the Heap. For example, creating 'new Order()' in an e-commerce system uses Heap space, while the method's parameters and temporary variables use the Stack.
While the Stack handles method calls and local variables, the Heap is where objects are stored. Objects created via 'new' are allocated memory in the Heap. For example, creating 'new Order()' in an e-commerce system uses Heap space, while the method's parameters and temporary variables use the Stack.
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