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Object Finalization and Cleanup

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Summary: This installment of the Design Techniques column discusses the design guidelines that pertain to the end of an object's life. I give an overview of the rules of garbage collection, discuss finalizers, and suggest ways to design objects such that finite resources aren't monopolized.

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Bill

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Object Finalization and Cleanup

May 1, 1998 8:34 AM

This installment of the Design Techniques column discusses the design guidelines that pertain to the end of an object's life. I give an overview of the rules of garbage collection, discuss finalizers, and suggest ways to design objects such that finite resources aren't monopolized.

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http://www.artima.com/designtechniques/cleanup.html