calling finish() from Activity

Question

i want to know that , is finish(); call effect static variables.? does static variables is affected by GC.

static int displayChart = 0;

code of declaration.

Answer 1

static variable belongs to class not the object , and finish() or garbage collector affects object , therefore it got no influence on static variables. Please note that class does not equals object but object is instance of class .

Answer 2

No there is no effect on static variable by calling finish or gc. You can access those variable from other activity for the proof