JDK-8193090 : Release Note: Relax FileInputStream/FileOutputStream Requirement for finalize to Call close
- Type: Sub-task
- Component: core-libs
- Sub-Component: java.io
- Affected Version: 10
- Priority: P3
- Status: Closed
- Resolution: Delivered
- Submitted: 2017-12-05
- Updated: 2019-05-07
- Resolved: 2018-01-24
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| JDK 10 |
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10Resolved  |
Description
The specifications of `FileInputStream` and `FileOutputStream` are changed to require calling the `close` method when "there are no more references to the stream" only in the case where it would affect a subclass that has overridden the `close` method. The stream's `finalize` method does not call `close` directly in this case. In other cases, the release of resources is implementation specific. Refer to the `FileInputStream` and `FileOutputStream` documentation for recommendations.