At what point is the object, created on line 6, eligible for garbage

1.	At what point is the object, created on line 6, eligible for garbage collection?
Answer» Option B is correct. All references to the Bar object created on line 6 are destroyed when a new reference to a new Bar object is assigned to the variable newBar on line 14. Therefore the Bar object, created on line 6, is eligible for garbage collection after line 14. Option A is wrong. This actually protects the object from garbage collection. Option C is wrong. Because the reference in the doBar() method is returned on line 7 and is stored in newBar on line 12. This preserver the object created on line 6. Option D is wrong. Not applicable because the object is eligible for garbage collection after line 14.

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