Object.Finalize Method
Definition
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Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.
!Object ()~Object ();abstract member Finalize : unit -> unit
override this.Finalize : unit -> unitFinalize ()Examples
The following example verifies that the Finalize method is called when an object that overrides Finalize is destroyed. Note that, in a production application, the Finalize method would be overridden to release unmanaged resources held by the object. Also note that the C# example provides a destructor instead of overriding the Finalize method.
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
public class ExampleClass
{
Stopwatch sw;
public ExampleClass()
{
sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
Console.WriteLine("Instantiated object");
}
public void ShowDuration()
{
Console.WriteLine("This instance of {0} has been in existence for {1}",
this, sw.Elapsed);
}
~ExampleClass()
{
Console.WriteLine("Finalizing object");
sw.Stop();
Console.WriteLine("This instance of {0} has been in existence for {1}",
this, sw.Elapsed);
}
}
public class Demo
{
public static void Main()
{
ExampleClass ex = new ExampleClass();
ex.ShowDuration();
}
}
// The example displays output like the following:
// Instantiated object
// This instance of ExampleClass has been in existence for 00:00:00.0011060
// Finalizing object
// This instance of ExampleClass has been in existence for 00:00:00.0036294
open System.Diagnostics
type ExampleClass() =
let sw = Stopwatch.StartNew()
do
printfn "Instantiated object"
member this.ShowDuration() =
printfn $"This instance of {this} has been in existence for {sw.Elapsed}"
override this.Finalize() =
printfn "Finalizing object"
sw.Stop()
printfn $"This instance of {this} has been in existence for {sw.Elapsed}"
let ex = ExampleClass()
ex.ShowDuration()
// The example displays output like the following:
// Instantiated object
// This instance of ExampleClass has been in existence for 00:00:00.0011060
// Finalizing object
// This instance of ExampleClass has been in existence for 00:00:00.0036294
Imports System.Diagnostics
Public Class ExampleClass
Dim sw As StopWatch
Public Sub New()
sw = Stopwatch.StartNew()
Console.WriteLine("Instantiated object")
End Sub
Public Sub ShowDuration()
Console.WriteLine("This instance of {0} has been in existence for {1}",
Me, sw.Elapsed)
End Sub
Protected Overrides Sub Finalize()
Console.WriteLine("Finalizing object")
sw.Stop()
Console.WriteLine("This instance of {0} has been in existence for {1}",
Me, sw.Elapsed)
End Sub
End Class
Module Demo
Public Sub Main()
Dim ex As New ExampleClass()
ex.ShowDuration()
End Sub
End Module
' The example displays output like the following:
' Instantiated object
' This instance of ExampleClass has been in existence for 00:00:00.0011060
' Finalizing object
' This instance of ExampleClass has been in existence for 00:00:00.0036294
For an additional example that overrides the Finalize method, see the GC.SuppressFinalize method.
Remarks
For more information about this API, see Supplemental API remarks for Object.Finalize.
