finalize() chaining?

[chetan dhewal]

Hi All,
code
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class a
{
protected void finalize()throws Throwable
{
s.o.p("a: finalize()");
}
}

class b extends a
{
protected void finalize() throws Throwable
{
s.o.p("b : finalize");
}
}
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Whats the way to call finalize Top to Bottom or Bottom to Top.

if the object of class "b" is being garbage collected, whose finalize would be called first "a"(parent) or "b"(child)?

Thanks
Chetan Dhewal

[srilatha kareddy]

overridden finalizers are NOT implicitly chained if u want that to happen you have to write code super.finalize().

In your code if b if garbage collected then ....only b's finalize() method exceutes

[Balaji Sampath]

Doesnt the overriden method ned tohave access modifier more than the supeclass method???

Thanks
Balaji.S