deathcondition.java

think in java TIJ-3rd-edition-code.zip

//: c04:DeathCondition.java
// Using finalize() to detect an object that 
// hasn't been properly cleaned up.
import com.bruceeckel.simpletest.*;

class Book {
  boolean checkedOut = false;
  Book(boolean checkOut) { 
    checkedOut = checkOut; 
  }
  void checkIn() {
    checkedOut = false;
  }
  public void finalize() {
    if(checkedOut)
      System.out.println("Error: checked out");
  }
}

public class DeathCondition {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    SimpleTest monitor =
      new SimpleTest("DeathCondition");
    Book novel = new Book(true);
    // Proper cleanup:
    novel.checkIn();
    // Drop the reference, forget to clean up:
    new Book(true);
    // Force garbage collection & finalization:
    System.gc();
//!    monitor.expect(new String[] {
//!      "Error: checked out"});
  }
} ///:~