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well when you declare a variable or method as final it is as good as const in C++.

when you declare a method finally, it will be executed for sure before the termination of the program even if a fatal exception is thrown.

don't have any idea about finalize, anybody from Java can throw some light also pls correct me if i am wrong i am a C++ guy.

njm

final = const

finally follws try-catch in try-catch-finally block

finalize inherited from java.lang.object, called by garbage collector when all references out of scope, needs to be overidden to be used.

i am not a java expert but i think that final has many uses as a:
1. variables: a final variable can be set once and only once.
2. fields: a final field can also be set only once, by the constructor of the class which defines it.
3. methods: a final method cannot be overridden nor hidden.
4. classes: a final class cannot be extended.