OnJava8-Examples/initialization/TerminationCondition.java
2015-05-05 11:20:13 -07:00

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//: initialization/TerminationCondition.java
// Using finalize() to detect an object that
// hasn't been properly cleaned up.
class Book {
boolean checkedOut = false;
Book(boolean checkOut) {
checkedOut = checkOut;
}
void checkIn() {
checkedOut = false;
}
@Override
protected void finalize() {
if(checkedOut)
System.out.println("Error: checked out");
// Normally, you'll also do this:
// super.finalize(); // Call the base-class version
}
}
public class TerminationCondition {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Book novel = new Book(true);
// Proper cleanup:
novel.checkIn();
// Drop the reference, forget to clean up:
new Book(true);
// Force garbage collection & finalization:
System.gc();
}
} /* Output:
Error: checked out
*///:~