using finalize() method

[Ruchi Gupta]

hey!
concept of finalize() method is well understood, but how do we actually go about using it.
Firstly it is protected, so how do i use it.
when i declare it in my class like:
protected void finalize() {
try{
System.out.println("Garbage to be collected");
}
catch(Throwable t)
{}
it gives me error.
please help me with this.

[Ramesh Donnipadu]

I don't see any problem with your code. (Except for unbalanced parantheses) I did try and run your code in my program and it did execute.
Access modifier protected should not trouble you. It only says if classes B and C inherit from A, you cannot call finalize on B in class C.
Can you be more specific about the problem you are facing?