Object.finalize()
is called by the Garbage Collector at some point after the object becomes unreferenced.
In general, overloading Object.finalize()
is a bad idea because:
Object.finalize()
and will get confused. But beyond that it's a terrible idea to name a method "finalize" if it doesn't actually override Object.finalize()
.
public int finalize(int someParameter) { // Noncompliant /* ... */ }
public int someBetterName(int someParameter) { // Compliant /* ... */ }