ravi_1229

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• Mar 24th, 2008

 

every user defined class extends object class in java . so  if the user defined class having some resources to deallocate(such as database connection, file closing, streams closing) the finalize method is overriden in the current class. thats y the finalize method in object class is protected.

vimalraj

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• Mar 24th, 2008

 

The fact that class Object declares a finalize method means that the finalize method for any class can always invoke the finalize method for its superclass. This should always be done, unless it is the programmer's intent to nullify the actions of the finalizer in the superclass. (Unlike constructors, finalizers do not automatically invoke the finalizer for the superclass; such an invocation must be coded explicitly.)