Fri Dec 07 16:00:00 GMT 2001
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However, finalize() does not run (at least on my platform) because the garbage collector only runs at intervals, and the program exits before the garbage collector has a chance to run. As a result, one unreachable FinalizeDemo1 object remains on the heap when the program exits. That behavior proves that finalize() is not Java's equivalent of a destructor. After all, a language must guarantee that a call is made to every object's destructor (when that destructor is present). In contrast, Java does not guarantee that a call is made to every object's finalize() method.
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