Jess Holle wrote: > kirk wrote: >>> If only finalize() would be reliable. >>> >> finalize is reliable, you just have to understand how it's implemented. >> > In some situations/VMs it can also be easy to outpace the finalizer > thread(s) such that these don't keep up. rare.. I tried a simple microbenchmark to see if I could get app threads to out pace the finalization thread (opening 1000s of files without every closing them). It never worked. Object creation (not collection) generally becomes a bigger problem before finalization does.
There is a lot of myth surrounding finalization and most of it is just that. Kirk --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
