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Solutions to Chapter 14 | Java
14 3 What is the difference between final, finally, and finalize?
SOLUTIONS
Final
When applied to a variable (primitive): The value of the variable cannot change
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When applied to a variable (reference): The reference variable cannot point to any other object
on the heap
When applied to a method: The method cannot be overridden
When applied to a class: The class cannot be subclassed
Finally
There is an optional finally block after the try block or after the catch block Statements in the
finally block will always be executed (except if JVM exits from the try block) The finally block
is used to write the clean up code
Finalize
This is the method that the JVM runs before running the garbage collector