Are Java DirectByteBuffer wrappers garbage collected?

Question

I understand that when a directbytebuffer is allocated, its not subject to garbage collection, but what I\'m wondering is if the wrapping object is garbage collecte

Answer 1

when a directbytebuffer is allocated, its not subject to garbage collection

Where did you get that idea? It's not correct. Are you getting them mixed up with MappedByteBuffers?