When is the B object, created in line 3, eligible for garbage collection?

void start() {  
    A a = new A(); 
    B b = new B(); 
    a.s(b);  
    b = null; /* Line 5 */
    a = null;  /* Line 6 */
    System.out.println("start completed"); /* Line 7 */
} 

void start() {  
    A a = new A(); 
    B b = new B(); 
    a.s(b);  
    b = null; /* Line 5 */
    a = null;  /* Line 6 */
    System.out.println("start completed"); /* Line 7 */
} 

public class Test 
{ 
    public static void main(String[] args) 
    {
        final StringBuffer a = new StringBuffer(); 
        final StringBuffer b = new StringBuffer(); 

        new Thread() 
        { 
            public void run() 
            {
                System.out.print(a.append("A")); 
                synchronized(b) 
                { 
                    System.out.print(b.append("B")); 
                } 
            } 
        }.start(); 
            
        new Thread() 
        {
            public void run() 
            {
                System.out.print(b.append("C")); 
                synchronized(a) 
                {
                    System.out.print(a.append("D")); 
                } 
            } 
        }.start(); 
    } 
}

import java.io.*;
public class MyProgram 
{
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
        FileOutputStream out = null;
        try 
        {
            out = new FileOutputStream("test.txt");
            out.write(122);
        }
        catch(IOException io) 
        {
            System.out.println("IO Error.");
        }
        finally 
        {
            out.close();
        }
    }
}

public class Test 
{
    public static void main(String [] args) 
    {
        int I = 1;
        do while ( I < 1 )
        System.out.print("I is " + I);
        while ( I > 1 ) ;
    }
}

class MyThread extends Thread 
{
    public static void main(String [] args) 
    {
        MyThread t = new MyThread();
        Thread x = new Thread(t);
        x.start(); /* Line 7 */
    }
    public void run() 
    {
        for(int i = 0; i < 3; ++i) 
        {
            System.out.print(i + "..");
        }
    }
}

1. protected abstract void m1();
2. static final void m1(){}
3. synchronized public final void m1() {}
4. private native void m1();

1. f1 == f2
2. f1 == f3
3. f2 == f1[1]
4. x == f1[0]
5. f == f1[0]

import java.awt.Button;
class CompareReference 
{
    public static void main(String [] args) 
    {
        float f = 42.0f;
        float [] f1 = new float[2];
        float [] f2 = new float[2];
        float [] f3 = f1;
        long x = 42;
        f1[0] = 42.0f;
    }
}