Do event handlers stop garbage collection from occurring?

Question

If I have the following code:

MyClass pClass = new MyClass();
pClass.MyEvent += MyFunction;
pClass = null;

Will pClass be garbage collected

Answer 1

The moment a piece of memory is no longer referenced it becomes a candidate for garbage collection. When the instance of your class goes out of scope, it is no longer referenced by your program. It is no longer used and therefore can be safely collected.

If you are not sure wether something will get collected ask yourself the following question: does there still exist a reference to it? The event handlers are referenced by the object instance, not the other way around.