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Does every execution of java command start a separate JVM?

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Does every execution of java command start a separate JVM?

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Muhammad Hewedy Avatar asked May 17 '10 18:05

Muhammad Hewedy


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Yes, it does start a separate JVM.

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Andrius Avatar answered Oct 18 '22 19:10

Andrius


Yes, you get a separate VM.

Some class resources can be shared (class data sharing). This is by default enabled, e.g. it's automatically used when possible.

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volley Avatar answered Oct 18 '22 19:10

volley