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Compiler Warning (level 1) CS0465

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Introducing a 'Finalize' method can interfere with destructor invocation. Did you intend to declare a destructor?

This warning occurs when you create a class with a method whose signature is public virtual void Finalize.

If such a class is used as a base class and if the deriving class defines a destructor, the destructor will override the base class Finalize method, not Finalize.

Example

The following sample generates CS0465.

// CS0465.cs
// compile with: /target:library
class A
{
   public virtual void Finalize() {}   // CS0465
}

// OK
class B
{
   ~B() {}
}