The finalize( ) Method
It is possible to define a method that will be called just before an object’s final destruction by the garbage collector. This method is called finalize( ), and it can be used to ensure that an object terminates cleanly. For example, you might use finalize( ) to make sure that an open file owned by that object is closed.
To add a finalizer to a class, you simply define the finalize( ) method. The Java runtime calls that method whenever it is about to recycle an object of that class. Inside the finalize( ) method you will specify those actions that must be performed before an object is destroyed.
The finalize has the form as:
protected void finalize( )
{
// finalization code here
}
