> > and [Java] certainly does not guarantee that they will run
> > before Java decides to garbage collect that object.
> I believe there is a guarantee that the finalize() method will be
> called on an object before it is garbage collected
You mis-understood. Rephrasing, you cannot count on Java to call the
finalize method if it has not has not yet decided to garbage collect the
object.
--- Noel
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