Java tutorial
import java.util.Map; import java.util.WeakHashMap; public class MainClass { private static Map map; public static void main(String args[]) { map = new WeakHashMap(); map.put("A", "B"); Runnable runner = new Runnable() { public void run() { while (map.containsKey("A")) { try { Thread.sleep(1000); System.gc(); } catch (InterruptedException ignored) { } System.out.println("Has A"); System.gc(); } } }; Thread t = new Thread(runner); t.start(); System.out.println("Main waiting"); try { t.join(); } catch (InterruptedException ignored) { } System.gc(); } }