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Saurabh Gokhale
Saurabh Gokhale

Reputation: 46415

The Lifetime of a Type

What does the resolution process (sub step of linking) mean in Java ?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 175

Answers (2)

sateesh
sateesh

Reputation: 28693

From the JVM specification:

5.4.3 Resolution
The process of dynamically determining concrete values from symbolic references in the runtime constant pool is known as resolution.

Upvotes: 1

Daniel Earwicker
Daniel Earwicker

Reputation: 116714

From the Java specification,

Resolution is the process of checking symbolic references from [some class] to other classes and interfaces, by loading the other classes and interfaces that are mentioned and checking that the references are correct.

In other words, figuring out exactly which other classes a piece of code is referring to, and are those classes compatible with the usage being made, etc.

Upvotes: 3

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