#235 Cyclic References and Garbage Collection

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Will objects A and B be deleted?

class A {
    B b;
}

class B {
    A a;
}

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        A objA = new A();
        B objB = new B();

        objA.b = objB;
        objB.a = objA;

        objA = null;
        objB = null;

        // Will objects A and B be deleted?
        System.gc();
    }
}

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