Re: finalize called on an object that's still in scope?

Tom Hawtin wrote:


Sure. Just trying to figure out what that rules might be, and how to
prevent against them, I've found the following:

     ...
     while (true) {
         try {
             Thread.sleep(5000);
         } catch (InterruptedException ie) {
             if (ie.equals(lineup)) {
                 throw new AssertionError();
             }
         }
     }

Do you think Tom, it is possible to optimize the above fragment in the
way that a lineup local is removed form a locals stack (i.e. becomes
unreachable) before a loop ends?

Anyway, Paul, consider also using another object to make a lineup
non-local for a "moment":

     ...
     new Object() {
         Object lineup_ = lineup; /* lineup must be final */
         void loop() {
             while (true) {
                 try {
                     Thread.sleep(5000);
                 } catch (InterruptedException ie) {
                     /* ignore */
                 }
             }
         }
     }.loop();

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