Java.lang.Enum.finalize() Method



Description

The java.lang.Enum.finalize() method shows that enum classes cannot have finalize methods.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.lang.Enum.finalize() method

protected final void finalize()

Parameters

NA

Return Value

This method does not return any value.

Exception

NA

Example

The following example shows the usage of java.lang.Enum.finalize() method.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.lang.*;

// enum showing Mobile prices
enum Mobile {
   Samsung(400), Nokia(250);
  
   int price;
   Mobile(int p) {
      price = p;
   }
   int showPrice() {
      return price;
   } 
}

public class EnumDemo {

   public static void main(String args[]) {

      System.out.println("enum class cannot have finalize methods...");       
      EnumDemo t = new EnumDemo() {
         protected final void finalize() { }    
      }; 

      System.out.println("CellPhone List:");
      for(Mobile m : Mobile.values()) {
         System.out.println(m + " costs " + m.showPrice() + " dollars");
      }                    
   }
} 

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −

enum class cannot have finalize methods...
CellPhone List:
Samsung costs 400 dollars
Nokia costs 250 dollars
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