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Class finalization can be done by implementing the following method:static void classFinalize() throws Throwable;True Or False?
(1)True
(2)False
Answer : 2
Explanation : PREVIOUSLY: If a class declares a class method classFinalize that takes no arguments and returns no result: static void classFinalize() throws Throwable { . . . } then this method will be invoked before the class is unloaded . Like thefinalize method for objects, this method will be automatically invoked only once. This method may optionally be declared private, protected, or public. NOW: Class finalization has been removed from the
Java language. Thefunctionality of JLS 12.7 is subsumed by instance finalization (JLS 12.6).Here is a rationale for this decision.
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/class-finalization-rationale.htmlSimilar thing has happend toclass unloading: A class or interface may be unloaded if and only if its class loader is unreachable (the definition of unreachable is given in JLS 12.6.1). Classes loaded by
the bootstrap loader may not be unloaded
Question: what is meant by class finalization and instance finalization.
[ May 09, 2008: Message edited by: Jesper Young ]
