Reference to object during finalize

Question

What happens if you save a reference to the current object during the finalize call? For example:

class foo {
    ...
    public void finalize() {
        b         


        

Answer 1

If you absolutely must resurrect objects, this JavaWorld article suggests creating a fresh instance rather than resurrecting the instance being finalized because if the instance being finalized becomes eligible for collection again it will simply be collected (the finalizer won't be run again).