Can finalize be called after a constructor throws an exception?

Question

Are there any details on whether or not an object is cleaned up using finalize() if that object\'s constructor thew an exception.

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Answer 1

According to section 12.6.1. Implementing Finalization of the JLS:

An object o is not finalizable until its constructor has invoked the constructor for Object on o and that invocation has completed successfully (that is, without throwing an exception).

If your constructor throws an exception after the Object constructor completes, then your object should be finalizable, so finalize() could still be called.

There's a good example stepping through object construction in section 12.5. Creation of New Class Instances that shows exactly when the Object constructor is called.