When an exception is logged in JavaFX, then the exception is kept in a reference. This way, always the last logged exception is retained.
This is a memory-leak. This was done to write unit-tests to ensure certain error-cases are logged. A simple fix is, to add a flag, to enable/disable retaining the exception. ------------- Commit messages: - JDK-8303740 Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1053/files Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jfx&pr=1053&range=00 Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8303740 Stats: 33 lines in 3 files changed: 32 ins; 0 del; 1 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1053.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jfx pull/1053/head:pull/1053 PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1053
