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How can you spot a memory leak in Java?
Track: Java
Topic: Engineering Interviews
Focus: Code Review (Spotting Bugs)
Java: Code Review (Spotting Bugs)
Answer
Unreleased resources. Frame the concept in practical terms so you can explain it during interview discussion.
Memory leaks occur when objects are no longer needed but are not released, taking up heap space. This can happen with unclosed streams. Always close streams in a finally block or use try-with-resources.
Memory leaks occur when objects are no longer needed but are not released, taking up heap space. This can happen with unclosed streams. Always close streams in a finally block or use try-with-resources.
Topics: Code Review (Spotting Bugs) Engineering Interviews Java