RFR 9: 8165641 : Deprecate Object.finalize

[Roger Riggs]

Thanks Mandy,  I'll put you down as a reviewer for the fix. (8165641 was 
pushed)


diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Object.java 
b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Object.java
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Object.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Object.java
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ public class Object {
       * finalization if it is no longer necessary; and no ordering is 
specified
       * among calls to {@code finalize} methods of different objects.
       * Furthermore, there are no guarantees regarding the timing of 
finalization.
-     * The {@code finalize} method might be called on an finalizable object
+     * The {@code finalize} method might be called on a finalizable object
       * only after an indefinite delay, if at all.
       *
       * Classes whose instances hold non-heap resources should provide 
a method



[1] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8178154



On 4/5/2017 6:15 PM, Mandy Chung wrote:
>> On Apr 3, 2017, at 7:44 AM, Roger Riggs <roger.riggs at oracle.com> wrote:
>>
>> [1] http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~rriggs/webrev-finalize-deprecate-8165641
>
> Typo: s/an finalizable/a finalizable/
>
> +     * The {@code finalize} method might be called on an finalizable object
>
> Otherwise, looks good.  No need for a new webrev.
>
> Mandy