[XERCESJ-1356] Memory Leak: Nodes for whom node numbers have been determined are not garbage collectible anymore.

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.9.1
• Fix Version/s: 2.10.0
• Component/s: DOM (Level 3 Core)
• Assignee: Michael Glavassevich
• Reporter: Ludger Bünger
• Created: 06/Jan/09 17:13
• Updated: 14/Dec/09 04:33
• Resolved: 14/Dec/09 04:33

Description

Memory leak: Nodes for whom a node number has been determined using the getNodeNumber() method (used by compareDocumentPosition) are hold in a global hashtable and thus not not garbage collectible.

See provided patch for a fix.