//: c04:DeathCondition.java // From 'Thinking in Java, 2nd ed.' by Bruce Eckel // www.BruceEckel.com. See copyright notice in CopyRight.txt. // 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; } public void finalize() { if(checkedOut) System.out.println("Error: checked out"); } } public class DeathCondition { 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(); } } ///:~