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Rajiv Shivane

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Why is finalize method protected? Posted: Sep 22, 2005 12:11 PM
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Rakesh sent me a mail the other day asking why the finalize method is protected. Well, here's what I think: The finalize method is invoked by the JVM/GarbageCollector on Objects which are no longer referenced. So, if I were the guy who designed the finalize method, ideally I would want it to be private. Just like why the writeObject method of the Serializable interface is private. These

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