ObjectLabeledWithConstructorSignature

DRAFT

Correction

Here is what's right.

Not really.

An object and a constructor’s stack frame are two separate areas of memory used for two separate purposes. They are also labeled differently.

An object on the heap holds the state of the object (the instance variables of the object). In a stack and heap diagram we write the object’s class name next to the object.

A stack frame of a constructor holds the local variables and the parameters used while a constructor is executing. A constructor call is a special kind of method call. A constructor’s stack frame is like a normal method’s stack frame. In a stack and heap diagram we write the constructor’s signature (its name and parameters) next to its stack frame.

The lifetime of an object is potentially much longer than the lifetime of a constructor call. The memory holding an object on the heap is reclaimed when no more reference points to it. The memory holding a constructor’s stack frame is reclaimed when the constructor returns.